Senate Bill 36
The application of shoreland zoning ordinances to certain unincorporated areas
Topics: County: Ordinance, Municipality: Incorporation, Natural Resources, Department of: Environmental protection, Shoreland zoning
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 16, 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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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Cost estimate
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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, a county must enact a shoreland zoning ordinance for shorelands in its unincorporated area. Current law defines a shoreland as an area within a certain distance from the edge of a navigable water. If a county does not enact a shoreland zoning ordinance or if the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) determines that the county has enacted an ordinance that fails to meet certain standards, then DNR must adopt a shoreland zoning ordinance for the county.
This bill provides that a county shoreland zoning ordinance enacted by a county or adopted by DNR for a county does not apply to areas meeting certain criteria.
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Under the bill, a shoreland zoning ordinance does not apply if the majority of the buildings and structures in the area have been used since January 1, 1990, until the date on which this bill takes effect, to conduct the affairs of small business; if all of the roads in the area are paved; if the area receives public water and sewer service;
and if the area meets all other requirements specified by DNR by rule. The bill requires that every county that enacts a shoreland zoning ordinance include a provision in the ordinance that identifies areas that are exempt from the ordinance based on the specified criteria. The bill provides that, if DNR determines, after notice and hearing, that an area identified in an ordinance as exempt does not meet the specified criteria for exemption, the ordinance applies to that area.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . 2 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (3)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Robert Jauch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (1)
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, 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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Apr 8, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 31, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 16, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
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Mar 16, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 16, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Holperin, Jauch and Grothman;Cosponsored by Representative Spanbauer
- Mar 16, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Environment
- Mar 31, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 8, 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