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SB 156

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regulation of geothermal well drillers and granting rule-making authority.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) regulates, and

issues business registrations and individual licenses for, well drillers. DNR requires

well drilling businesses to be registered, and individual well drillers to be licensed,

in order to engage in certain ground excavation activities that are undertaken for the

purpose of obtaining groundwater for human consumption.

This bill expands the current law regulating well drillers so that it also applies

to businesses and individuals who engage in certain ground excavation activities

undertaken for the purpose of a geothermal heat exchange system.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Kedzie (R) , Olsen (R) , Taylor (D)

5 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Brooks (R) , Clark (D) , Petryk (R) , Spanbauer (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Natural Resources and Environment, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Mar 9, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Mar 12, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

Passed 33–0 Mar 13, 2012 official source full page

Full history

  1. Jul 22, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Kedzie, Olsen and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives A. Ott, Brooks, Clark, Petryk and Spanbauer

  2. Jul 22, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Environment

  3. Aug 12, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 7, 2012 · Senate

    Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Kedzie

  5. Mar 9, 2012 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Mar 9, 2012 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Mar 9, 2012 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Natural Resources and Environment, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  8. Mar 9, 2012 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Natural Resources and Environment, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  9. Mar 9, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Mar 12, 2012 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  11. Mar 12, 2012 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-13-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  12. Mar 12, 2012 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  13. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  14. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Read a second time

  15. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Senate substitute amendment 1 adopted

  16. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  18. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  19. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  21. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  22. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 9:08 A.M. on 3-14-2012 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 24

  23. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  24. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  26. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  27. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Mar 19, 2012 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  29. Mar 21, 2012 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-21-2012

  30. Mar 22, 2012 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-22-2012

  31. Mar 26, 2012 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-23-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 150

  32. Mar 27, 2012 · Senate

    Published 4-6-2012