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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Bill 605

The pest abatement authority of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

Topics: Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of, Land use planning and control, Pests, Plants

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 22, 2012

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Current law grants the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) authority concerning the abatement of pests on agricultural lands and agricultural business premises. Under this authority, if DATCP determines that plants or other materials that are so infested with pests that they constitute a hazard to plant or animal life, it may order the owner of the lands or premises on which the plant or other materials are located to have the plants or other materials treated or removed and destroyed.

This bill expands DATCP's pest abatement authority so that it is not limited to agricultural lands and agricultural business premises.

Who's behind it

4 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 4 are Republicans.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

See all 5 names

Authors (4)

Signed on in support (1)

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Agriculture vote to recommend it

Passed, 13 to 0 · Feb 27, 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 Agriculture, Ayes 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 27, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Feb 27, 2012

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.

  4. Feb 23, 2012

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. Feb 22, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Agriculture.

  6. Feb 22, 2012

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 22, 2012 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Nerison, A. Ott, Tranel and Ballweg;Cosponsored by Senator Schultz

  2. Feb 22, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture

  3. Feb 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 27, 2012 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  6. Feb 27, 2012 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-6-2012 by committee on Rules

  8. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Molepske Jr

  9. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:38 A.M. on 3-13-2012 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22

  10. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 offered by Representative Craig

  11. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  12. 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.

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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

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

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

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary