Assembly Resolution 25
Requiring the appointment of an assembly committee on water issues affecting Wisconsin
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 proposal.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 9, 2016
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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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Adopted, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to adopt pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Assembly Organization. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
The resolution requires the Committee on Assembly Organization to create a special committee to 1) study the costs of water and sewer utility privatization across the United States; 2) examine the current quantity and quality of groundwater in Wisconsin with respect to contaminated wells, clean drinking water, and access to water; 3) examine the current quality and contaminants in municipal water systems with respect to lead, arsenic, and other contaminants regulated by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act; and 4) gather and assess information from experts in the policy areas the committee will study, including staff from the Department of Natural Resources and the Public Service Commission. The committee must consist of three members each of the majority and minority parties. The committee must submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the assembly before December 31, 2016.
Who's behind it
The official record doesn't name its authors.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this proposal. Taking a bill up right away needs two-thirds of the members, a higher bar than passing it, so that vote can draw more yeses than the final one.
Assembly vote to take it up right away
Failed, 35 to 62 · Feb 9, 2016
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Assembly Organization and take up, Ayes 35, Noes 62”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the proposal died with it.
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Feb 9, 2016
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Assembly Organization.
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Feb 9, 2016
“Introduced privileged by Representatives Stuck, Shankland, Genrich, Brostoff, Barnes, Hintz, Hesselbein, Sinicki, Meyers, Considine, Spreitzer, Hebl, Pope, Kessler, Zamarripa, Johnson, Berceau, Billings, Ohnstad, Sargent, C. Taylor and Barca” (the official wording)
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- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Introduced privileged by Representatives Stuck, Shankland, Genrich, Brostoff, Barnes, Hintz, Hesselbein, Sinicki, Meyers, Considine, Spreitzer, Hebl, Pope, Kessler, Zamarripa, Johnson, Berceau, Billings, Ohnstad, Sargent, C. Taylor and Barca
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Read and referred to Committee on Assembly Organization
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Assembly Organization and take up, Ayes 35, Noes 62
- Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly
Failed to adopt 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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote