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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

SB 437

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Relating to: designation of agricultural enterprise areas. (FE)

Agriculture, trade and consumer protection, department of Farmland preservation

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer

Protection (DATCP) administers the Farmland Preservation Program, which

contains some of the requirements that a farmer must meet to qualify for the

farmland preservation tax credit. Under current law, one requirement for qualifying

for the farmland preservation tax credit is that the farmland must either be in a

farmland preservation zoning district under a certified farmland preservation

zoning ordinance or be covered by a farmland preservation agreement entered into

by DATCP and the farmer.

Current law prohibits DATCP from entering into a farmland preservation

agreement with a farmer unless the farmer's land is in an agricultural enterprise

area designated by DATCP. DATCP may not designate an area as an agricultural

enterprise area unless it receives a petition from local government units and at least

five farmers with land in the area. Current law prohibits DATCP from designating

agricultural enterprise areas with a combined area of more than 1,000,000 acres.

This bill increases the cap on the combined area of agricultural enterprise areas

from 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 acres.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Harsdorf (R) , Leibham (R) , Shilling (D)

11 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Lassa (D) , LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Nerison (R) , Petryk (R) , Smith (D) , Strachota (R) , Vinehout (D) , Vruwink (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 8, Noes 1

Passed 8–1 Feb 14, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

Passed 16–0 Feb 20, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 31, Noes 2

Passed 31–2 Mar 11, 2014 official source full page

Nay · 2

Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 96, Noes 0

Passed 96–0 Mar 18, 2014 official source full page

Aye · 96

Not voting · 3

Full history

  1. Dec 11, 2013 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Harsdorf, Shilling and Leibham; cosponsored by Representatives Nerison, A. Ott, Smith, LeMahieu, Strachota, Ballweg, Marklein, Petryk and Vruwink

  2. Dec 11, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism

  3. Jan 2, 2014 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 30, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 10, 2014 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 12, 2014 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 14, 2014 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 8, Noes 1

  8. Feb 14, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Feb 18, 2014 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  10. Feb 19, 2014 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  11. Feb 20, 2014 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  12. Feb 20, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  13. Mar 7, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-11-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  15. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  17. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 31, Noes 2

  18. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Senator Lassa added as a coauthor

  19. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Mar 12, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  21. Mar 12, 2014 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  22. Mar 12, 2014 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-18-2014 by Committee on Rules

  23. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar of 3-18-2014 and take up

  24. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  25. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  27. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 96, Noes 0

  28. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Mar 19, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  30. Mar 25, 2014 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  31. Mar 26, 2014 · Senate

    Senator Vinehout added as a coauthor

  32. Apr 22, 2014 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-22-2014

  33. Apr 24, 2014 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-23-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 352

  34. Apr 24, 2014 · Senate

    Published 4-24-2014