Assembly Bill 442
Water quality management planning for Dane County. (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
Oct 22, 2015
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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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 never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Environment and Forestry. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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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.
Current state law requires the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to establish a continuing water quality management planning process that results in areawide water quality management plans for all areas of the state. The plans must include the elements required by federal law. Under DNR's rules, an areawide water quality management plan for an urban area must identify sewer service areas for a 20-year planning period.
Under the rules, for some areas, DNR reviews and approves water quality management plans developed by designated local or regional agencies. DNR adopts plans for other areas, but the rules specify that preparation of plans for those areas will be carried out by local or regional planning agencies under contract with DNR, if possible.
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The 2015-17 biennial budget act (Act 55) made changes to the law to require DNR to approve or reject proposed revisions to the areawide water quality management plan for Dane County. Act 55 requires DNR to base its decision on whether the proposed revision complies with water quality standards and requires DNR to make its decision within 90 days after a formal application for the revision is submitted. Under Act 55, if DNR does not approve or reject a proposed revision to the areawide water quality management plan for Dane County within 90 days, the proposed revision is automatically approved on the 120th day, unless before that day DNR petitions the circuit court for an order extending the time for DNR to act on the revision. The court may grant an extension for a period it determines to be reasonable.
Act 55 authorizes DNR to contract with a regional planning commission or other entity, except Dane County or any of its subunits, including the Dane County Lakes and Watershed Commission, to provide advisory services relating to the review of proposed revisions to the areawide water quality management plan for Dane County, but specifies that DNR may not delegate its authority to approve or reject revisions. Act 55 also provides that Dane County and any of its subunits, including the Dane County Lakes and Watershed Commission, may not be designated to develop the areawide water quality management plan for Dane County.
This bill eliminates these changes to the law made under Act 55 with regard to water quality management for Dane County.
Who's behind it
10 lawmakers are its . All 10 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 10, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 22, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Environment and Forestry.
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Oct 22, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 22, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Hebl, Berceau, Considine, Hesselbein, Jorgensen, Kahl, Pope, Sargent, Subeck and C. Taylor; cosponsored by Senators Miller, Erpenbach, Ringhand and Risser
- Oct 22, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment and Forestry
- Nov 10, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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
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