Senate Bill 33
Removal of abandoned dams
Topics: Natural Resources, Department of: Environmental protection, Public safety, Waterways and water power
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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
Mar 9, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law sets forth two procedures that the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) must follow before DNR has a dam removed from a waterway. For an abandoned dam, DNR must give 60 days' written notice to the dam's owner, if the owner can be found. If not, DNR must publish a public notice three times in the county in which the dam is located.
Also for the removal of any dam by DNR, whether the dam is abandoned or not, DNR must hold a public informational hearing or publish a class 2 notice stating that DNR will remove the dam without a hearing unless one is requested in writing within 30 days.
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This bill requires that, prior to beginning any of these procedures, DNR consider the results the dam removal will have on the safety, health, and welfare of the persons who will be affected by the removal.
Who's behind it
Joe Leibham, a Republican, is its .
6 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, Assembly
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 31, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 9, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
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Mar 9, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 9, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Leibham;Cosponsored by Representatives Kestell, Bies, LeMahieu, Mursau, Ziegelbauer and Petrowski
- Mar 9, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Environment
- Mar 31, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
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