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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 305

Grazing lands conservation grants and making an appropriation. (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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Aug 23, 2013

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Joint Committee on Finance. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

The 2013-15 biennial budget act, 2013 Wisconsin Act 20 , eliminated statutory authority for the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to award grants for technical education and research under the Wisconsin Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative. The purpose of the initiative is to maintain and improve the management and productivity of grazing lands.

This bill restores statutory authority for grants for technical education and research under the Wisconsin Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative and provides funding for the grants.

Who's behind it

14 representatives are its ⁠. All 14 are Democrats.

See all 14 names

Authors (14)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Apr 8, 2014

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Sep 25, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Aug 23, 2013

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  4. Aug 23, 2013

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Aug 23, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Smith, Wright, Danou, Goyke, Bernard Schaber, Shankland, Sinicki, Berceau, Wachs, Clark, Jorgensen, Ohnstad, Hebl and Milroy

  2. Aug 23, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance

  3. Sep 25, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. 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.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate