Senate Bill 148
The applicability of the one-family and two-family dwelling code to certain structures used for camping and the exclusion of certain recreational vehicles and portable toilet systems from the definition of plumbing. (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
Apr 18, 2013
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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, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism. 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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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
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, any one-family or two-family dwelling for which initial construction began on or after December 1, 1978, must comply with the one-family and two-family dwelling code (dwelling code). Under current law, the Department of Safety and Professional Services promulgates rules for this code which includes standards for heating, ventilation, plumbing, electricity, and other systems.
One-family and two-family dwellings for which initial construction began before that date are not covered by this code but are subject to the state electrical and plumbing codes.
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This bill excludes from the dwelling code cabins and other structures that are used for camping and that are located in a campground, camping resort, or recreational or educational camp for which a permit has been issued by the Department of Health Services (DHS); that are occupied in a manner consistent with certain rules promulgated by DHS; that are vacant at least 180 days each year; and that do not have a porch or deck that extends more than 12 feet out from an exterior wall.
This bill also excludes portable toilet systems and holding or transfer tanks used to collect wastewater from camping units and recreational vehicles from the definition of plumbing, which is used in the statutory provisions regulating the plumbing trade and for purposes of the state plumbing code.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (7)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
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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May 3, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 19, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 18, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism.
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Apr 18, 2013
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 18, 2013 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Olsen and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Ripp, Bernier, Kleefisch, A. Ott, Schraa, Spiros and Ballweg
- Apr 18, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism
- Apr 19, 2013 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- May 3, 2013 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- May 10, 2013 · Senate
LRB correction
- Apr 8, 2014 · 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