Assembly Bill 73
The deadline for registering certain piers and wharves with the Department of Natural Resources
Topics: Natural Resources, Department of: Recreation and boating, Port
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.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 6, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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Roll call
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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 current law, with certain exceptions, no person may deposit any material or place any structure upon the bed of any navigable water where no bulkhead line has been established or, if a bulkhead line has been established, beyond that established line unless the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) grants that person a permit. A bulkhead line is a line established by a municipality in the public interest that conforms as nearly as practicable to an existing shore.
Under current law, a riparian owner is exempt from obtaining a permit in order to place a pier or wharf on the bed of a navigable water if the riparian owner meets certain requirements. A pier or wharf qualifies for a permitting exemption if it is placed in an area other than an area of special natural resource interest, if it does not interfere with the rights of other riparian owners, if it meets certain size requirements, and if it has fewer than a specified number of boat slips (general pier exemption). The general pier exemption prohibits a pier or wharf from being more than six feet wide but allows the pier or wharf to have an area as a loading platform that is up to eight feet wide provided that the platform meets certain configuration requirements.
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In addition to the general pier exemption, current law exempts from the permit requirement certain piers and wharves that were placed in the water on or before February 6, 2004 (grandfathered piers). Under that exemption, a grandfathered pier may be up to eight feet wide. A grandfathered pier may also have a loading platform that meets certain other size and configuration requirements. Current law provides that in order to obtain an exemption for a grandfathered pier, the riparian owner must register the grandfathered pier with DNR no later than April 1, 2011. There is no requirement in current law to register a pier that meets the requirements for the general pier exemption.
This bill extends the deadline for the registration of grandfathered piers.
Under the bill, the deadline for registration of a grandfathered pier is April 1, 2012.
Who's behind it
Jeff Mursau, a Republican, is its .
3 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Rich Zipperer · Republican, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Natural Resources vote to recommend it
Passed, 15 to 0 · May 3, 2011
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 15, Noes 0”. 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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May 3, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 3, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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Apr 14, 2011 to May 2, 2011
1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Apr 13, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 6, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.
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Apr 6, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 6, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Mursau;Cosponsored by Senator Kedzie
- Apr 6, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources
- Apr 13, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 14, 2011 · Assembly
Senator Zipperer added as a cosponsor
- Apr 27, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- May 2, 2011 · Assembly
Representative Jacque added as a coauthor
- May 3, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- May 3, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- May 5, 2011 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 5-10-2011 by committee on Rules
- May 10, 2011 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- 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.
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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote