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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 422

Funding for the Florence Wild Rivers Interpretive Center. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 15, 2016. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 19, 2015

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 84 to 13

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Feb 16, 2016

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2015 Wisconsin Act 260

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2016: “Published 3-16-2016”

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What it does

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

This bill provides grant funding for the Florence Wild Rivers Interpretive Center.

Current law requires the Department of Natural Resources to provide a grant in the amount of $27,000 in each fiscal year to the Florence Wild Rivers Interpretive Center to be used for park and recreation uses, forestry education, and tourist information provided by the center and for its operational costs. However, no money is appropriated for the purpose of providing this grant under current law. This bill appropriates $27,000 in each fiscal year of the 2015-17 biennium for this purpose.

Who's behind it

2 representatives are its ⁠. All 2 are Republicans.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

See all 3 names

Authors (2)

Signed on in support (1)

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, 9 to 3 · Dec 22, 2015

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 9, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 69 to 29 · Feb 9, 2016

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

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 69, Noes 29”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 84 to 13 · Feb 9, 2016 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (84)

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 84, Noes 13”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Feb 15, 2016

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 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 15, 2016

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 15, 2016

    The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 260.

  3. Mar 14, 2016

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 16, 2016

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Feb 15, 2016

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  6. Feb 11, 2016

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Feb 10, 2016

    The Senate received it.

  8. Feb 9, 2016

    The Assembly passed it, 84 to 13.

  9. Dec 22, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  10. Dec 22, 2015

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 3.

  11. Nov 17, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  12. Oct 20, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  13. Oct 19, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Environment and Forestry.

  14. Oct 19, 2015

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Oct 19, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Swearingen and Mursau; cosponsored by Senator Tiffany

  2. Oct 19, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment and Forestry

  3. Oct 20, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Nov 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Dec 15, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Dec 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 9, Noes 3

  7. Dec 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-9-2016 by Committee on Rules

  9. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  10. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Hebl, Pope, Kessler, Riemer, Berceau, Billings, Ohnstad, Kolste, Sargent, Spreitzer, Considine, Meyers, Brostoff, Sinicki, Hesselbein, C. Taylor, Wachs, Danou, Shankland, Jorgensen, Subeck, Johnson and Goyke

  11. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 69, Noes 29

  12. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 84, Noes 13

  15. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Feb 10, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Feb 11, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  18. Feb 11, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  19. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  20. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  22. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  24. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Feb 17, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  27. Feb 25, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2016

  28. Mar 14, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-14-2016

  29. Mar 15, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-15-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 260

  30. Mar 15, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 3-16-2016

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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

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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