Assembly Bill 43
Removal of abandoned dams
Topics: Natural Resources, Department of: Environmental protection, Public safety, Waterways and water power
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Feb 16, 2012, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 8, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 16, 2012
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ”
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Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law sets forth two procedures that the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) must follow before DNR has a dam removed from a waterway. For an abandoned dam, DNR must give 60 days' written notice to the dam's owner, if the owner can be found. If not, DNR must publish a public notice three times in the county in which the dam is located.
Also for the removal of any dam by DNR, whether the dam is abandoned or not, DNR must hold a public informational hearing or publish a class 2 notice stating that DNR will remove the dam without a hearing unless one is requested in writing within 30 days.
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This bill requires that, prior to beginning any of these procedures, DNR consider the results the dam removal will have on the safety, health, and welfare of the persons who will be affected by the removal.
Who's behind it
6 lawmakers are its . 5 are Republicans and 1 is a Independent.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (6)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Natural Resources vote to recommend it
Passed, 10 to 6 · Jan 24, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 10, Noes 6”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 17, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
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Feb 17, 2012
The Senate received it.
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Feb 16, 2012
The Assembly passed it.
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Jan 24, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 24, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 6.
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Mar 30, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 23, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 8, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.
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Mar 8, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 8, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kestell, Bies, LeMahieu, Mursau, Ziegelbauer and Petrowski;Cosponsored by Senator Leibham
- Mar 8, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources
- Mar 23, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 30, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 18, 2012 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 24, 2012 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 10, Noes 6
- Jan 24, 2012 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-16-2012 by committee on Rules
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 17, 2012 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 17, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Environment
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote