Senate Bill 405
Listing frac sand mining as a conditional or prohibited use in certain types of zoning ordinances
Topics: Agriculture, County: Ordinance, Housing, Mine and mining, Municipality: Ordinance, Municipality: Planning, Regional planning
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
Jan 27, 2012
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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
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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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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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.
Under current law, a political subdivision (a city, village, town that is authorized to exercise village powers, or county) is authorized to enact zoning ordinances that regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures; the percentage of lot that may be occupied; the size of yards and other open spaces; the density of population; the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for various purposes; and the areas in which agriculture, industry, mining, and other activities may be conducted.
Under this bill, with regard to a zoning ordinance that is enacted and relates to agricultural use, frac sand mining must be listed as a conditional use. Also under this bill, with regard to a zoning ordinance that is enacted and relates to residential use, frac sand mining must be listed as a prohibited use.
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The bill defines frac sand as a type of industrial sand that could be used in deep well applications to prop open rock fissures and increase the flow rate of natural gas or oil.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Democrats.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (7)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Pocan · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
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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Feb 29, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 20, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 15, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 6, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 1, 2012
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 30, 2012
“Shilling withdrawn as a coauthor” (the official wording)
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Jan 27, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
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Jan 27, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 27, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Vinehout and Shilling;Cosponsored by Representatives Danou, Bernard Schaber, Roys, C. Taylor, Berceau and Pocan
- Jan 27, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Environment
- Jan 30, 2012 · Senate
Shilling withdrawn as a coauthor
- Feb 1, 2012 · Senate
Representative Clark added as a cosponsor
- Feb 6, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 15, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 20, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 29, 2012 · 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