Assembly Bill 573
Stewardship funding for grants to control invasive species
Topics: Environmental protection, Lakes, Natural resource, Organization, Miscellaneous
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 17, 2012
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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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 pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) administers a financial assistance program under which it awards cost-sharing grants to public and private entities for projects to control invasive species that cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. Under current administrative rules, these entities include lake districts, certain lake associations, and nonprofit conservation organizations. Moneys for these grants are appropriated from the conservation fund.
Under current law, the state may incur public debt by issuing bonds for certain conservation activities under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program, which DNR administers. The state is currently authorized to bond under two of the program's subprograms: the land acquisition subprogram and the property development and local assistance subprogram. Bonding under the property development and local assistance subprogram may generally be used only for nature-based outdoor recreation. This bill allows DNR to use stewardship bonding for these cost-sharing grants to control invasive species for nature-based outdoor recreation purposes.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . 7 are Democrats and 4 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 13, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 7, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 17, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.
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Feb 17, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 17, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Molepske Jr, Mursau, Spanbauer, Turner, Ringhand, Clark, Ballweg, Bernard Schaber, Pasch, Krug and Berceau;Cosponsored by Senators Hansen and Holperin
- Feb 17, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources
- Mar 7, 2012 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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