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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 444

Fees imposed on the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste at licensed solid waste and hazardous waste disposal facilities. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 16, 2014. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 18, 2013

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Mar 20, 2014

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 33 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2013 Wisconsin Act 301

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 16, 2014: “Published 4-17-2014”

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What it does

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

Current law imposes on generators of solid waste several fees based on the tonnage of solid waste disposed of at solid waste disposal facilities (landfills). The fees are collected by operators of landfills and paid by those operators to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Currently there are some exemptions from these fees. This kind of fee is often referred to as a tipping fee. This bill creates new exemptions from the groundwater, well compensation, solid waste facility siting board, recycling, and environmental repair tipping fees (the tipping fees).

The bill exempts from the tipping fees soil removed during the cleanup of a contaminated site that is listed in DNR's database of contaminated properties. The bill also exempts from the tipping fees materials discarded as residue from a recycling facility, subject to a cap that equals, for a construction and demolition material recycling facility, 30 percent of the total weight of material accepted by the facility and, for any other recycling facility, 10 percent of the total weight of material accepted by the facility.

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Under the bill, if a person who disposes of solid waste at a landfill fails to pay the tipping fees and the disposal charges imposed by the landfill operator within 120 days after the date of disposal, the landfill operator may submit an affidavit to DNR that explains the situation and includes a commitment from the operator not to accept any more solid waste from the person until the overdue tipping fees are paid.

When it receives such an affidavit, DNR must refund any amount of the overdue tipping fees that the operator paid to DNR for the person and the operator is not required to pay to DNR any more of the overdue tipping fees owed by the person. If the person later pays the overdue tipping fees to the operator, the operator must pay the tipping fees to DNR.

Who's behind it

11 lawmakers are its ⁠. 9 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.

4 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 15 names

Authors (11)

Signed on in support (4)

What it would cost

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

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 4 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Environment and Forestry vote to recommend it

Passed, 6 to 0 · Feb 3, 2014

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 6, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 93 to 0 · Mar 20, 2014 · 6 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (93)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 93, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 31, 2014

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 33 to 0 · Apr 1, 2014

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 16, 2014

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 16, 2014

    The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 301.

  3. Apr 15, 2014

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Apr 1, 2014

    The Senate passed it too, 33 to 0.

  5. Mar 31, 2014

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  6. Mar 24, 2014

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Mar 21, 2014

    The Senate received it.

  8. Mar 20, 2014

    The Assembly passed it, 93 to 0.

  9. Mar 20, 2014

    The Assembly adopted it.

  10. Feb 3, 2014

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  11. Feb 3, 2014

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 0.

  12. Oct 29, 2013

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Oct 28, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  14. Oct 18, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Environment and Forestry.

  15. Oct 18, 2013

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Oct 18, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Murtha, Tauchen, Wright, T. Larson, Bernier, Jacque, Bernard Schaber, Bies, Strachota, Krug and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Lasee, Schultz and Miller

  2. Oct 18, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment and Forestry

  3. Oct 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 29, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 30, 2014 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 3, 2014 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 6, Noes 0

  7. Feb 3, 2014 · Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Finance

  8. Mar 19, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Murtha

  9. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from joint committee on Finance and take up

  10. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  12. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 93, Noes 0

  15. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Mar 21, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Mar 24, 2014 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  18. Mar 24, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  19. Mar 31, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  20. Mar 31, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-1-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  22. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  24. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  25. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Apr 2, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  27. Apr 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 4-7-2014

  28. Apr 15, 2014 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-15-2014

  29. Apr 16, 2014 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 301

  30. Apr 16, 2014 · Assembly

    Published 4-17-2014

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Wisconsin Act

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Author

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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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary