Assembly Bill 154
The authority of a town and of a county to zone shorelands in a town that is located entirely on an island in Lake Superior and authorized to exercise village powers
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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 8, 2015
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a county must enact a shoreland zoning ordinance for all shorelands in its unincorporated area. Current law defines a shoreland to be an area within a certain distance from the edge of a navigable water. Under current law, if an existing town ordinance relating to shorelands is more restrictive than a county shoreland zoning ordinance enacted later and affecting the same shorelands, it continues as a town ordinance in all respects to the extent of the greater restrictions.
Under this bill, if a town ordinance enacted by a town that is located entirely on an island in Lake Superior and authorized to exercise village powers is more restrictive than a county shoreland zoning ordinance, regardless of the order of enactment, the town ordinance applies in all respects to the extent of the greater restrictions.
Who's behind it
Beth Meyers, a Democrat, is its .
1 more lawmaker .
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Author (1)
- Beth Meyers · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 13, 2016
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 8, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations.
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Apr 8, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 8, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Meyers; cosponsored by Senator Bewley
- Apr 8, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations
- Jan 13, 2016 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 13, 2016 · 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
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