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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Bill 626

Gasoline vapor recovery requirements and granting rule-making authority

Topics: Air pollution, Gasoline, Natural Resources, Department of: Environmental protection

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 24, 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.

Under the federal Clean Air Act, a state, rather than the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), may administer an air pollution control program in the state if the program is consistent with the federal Clean Air Act and EPA approves the state's plan for implementing the program (SIP). EPA has approved this state's SIP and the Department of Natural Resources administers an air pollution control program in accordance with the SIP.

EPA's regulations, as provided in the Clean Air Act, currently require a state with an area that has levels of atmospheric ozone that violate federal standards to include, in its SIP, requirements that gasoline stations in that area have systems for capturing gasoline vapors from the fueling of motor vehicles (vapor recovery systems). Currently, state law requires vapor recovery systems at gasoline stations in ozone nonattainment areas and those requirements are included in this state's SIP.

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The Clean Air Act also currently requires manufacturers to install systems in motor vehicles to control emissions of gasoline from refueling motor vehicles (onboard systems). The act authorizes EPA to promulgate a regulation that waives the requirement for vapor recovery systems at gasoline stations after it finds that the onboard systems are in widespread use throughout the motor vehicle fleet. In July 2011, EPA proposed a regulation that would find that onboard systems are in widespread use throughout the motor vehicle fleet and that includes a waiver that would take effect on June 30, 2013. However, the regulation would prohibit a state from removing requirements for vapor recovery systems at gasoline stations before the EPA approves a revision of the state's SIP. The proposed EPA regulation was not finalized as of February 20, 2012.

Under this bill, a gasoline station the construction of which begins after the bill takes effect is not required to have a gasoline vapor recovery system. Also under the bill, the requirements to maintain vapor recovery systems at existing gasoline stations would cease to apply on the effective date of the federal waiver.

Who's behind it

19 lawmakers are its ⁠. 17 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.

6 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (19)

Signed on in support (6)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

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 Jobs vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 0 · Mar 2, 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 Jobs, Economy and Small Business, Ayes 10, 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. Mar 5, 2012

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Mar 2, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  4. Mar 2, 2012

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.

  5. Feb 28, 2012

    The committee held a public hearing.

  6. Feb 24, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business.

  7. Feb 24, 2012

    Introduced in the Assembly.

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  1. Feb 24, 2012 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kapenga, Rivard, Petersen, Thiesfeldt, Jacque, Craig, Brooks, Doyle, Ballweg, August, Stroebel, Endsley, Kooyenga, Tiffany, Stone, Kuglitsch, Van Roy, Knilans and Danou;Cosponsored by Senators Lazich, Wanggaard, Olsen, Grothman, Wirch and Holperin

  2. Feb 24, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business

  3. Feb 28, 2012 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 29, 2012 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  6. Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Kapenga

  8. Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly

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

  9. Mar 5, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:46 A.M. on 3-13-2012 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22

  11. Mar 13, 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

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

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

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