Assembly Bill 286
Methods of establishing proof of financial responsibility for the closure and long-term care of a landfill. (FE)
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
Aug 13, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Environment and Forestry. 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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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.
Current law requires the owner of a landfill to maintain proof of financial responsibility to ensure the availability of funds to cover the costs of closing the landfill and maintaining the property after the landfill is closed. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) must approve the proof of financial responsibility.
Under current law, one method of providing proof of financial responsibility is an established escrow account, which under DNR's rules may include securities issued by the federal government.
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Under this bill, an escrow account established by the owner of a landfill to provide proof of financial responsibility may include debt securities issued by an instrumentality of the federal government, as long as the securities have the highest rating assigned by a nationally recognized rating agency, as well as securities issued by the federal government.
Under current DNR rules, another method of providing proof of financial responsibility is an irrevocable trust, which may include securities issued by the federal government.
Under this bill, an irrevocable trust established by the owner of a landfill to provide proof of financial responsibility may include securities issued by an instrumentality of the federal government, as long as the securities have the highest rating assigned by a nationally recognized rating agency as well as securities issued by the federal government.
Who's behind it
7 lawmakers are its . 6 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (7)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Aug 28, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 13, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Environment and Forestry.
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Aug 13, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Aug 13, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Murphy, Brooks, Tittl, Bies, Bernier, Bernard Schaber and Ballweg; cosponsored by Senator Grothman
- Aug 13, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment and Forestry
- Aug 28, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 8, 2014 · 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.
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