Senate Bill 282
Granting Brown County certain submerged lands in Green Bay. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Nov 12, 2015. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Sep 30, 2015
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 20, 2015
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Nov 3, 2015
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2015 Wisconsin Act 111
Latest entry in the official record, Nov 12, 2015: “Published 11-12-2015”
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill conveys a lake bed area to Brown County for certain public purposes.
Under chapter 15, Laws of 1977 , this state conveyed to Brown County a submerged parcel of land on the bed of Green Bay. That law conveyed the land to be used by Brown County for public slips, basins, docks, wharves, structures, wildlife refuges, recreation, and park purposes. This bill conveys an additional parcel of submerged land to Brown County for the same purposes. The additional parcel is contiguous to the parcel originally conveyed to Brown County under chapter 15, Laws of 1977 .
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This bill also limits the purposes for which structures may be erected on the land conveyed to Brown County to those that facilitate public use of and access to the land, and construction and maintenance of the land or aids to navigation. The bill also prohibits Brown County from conveying all or any part of the land to any person other than this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a special purpose district of this state.
Because this bill concerns a conveyance of a lake bed area, the Department of Natural Resources, as required by law, will prepare a detailed report to be printed as an appendix to this bill.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . 2 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
10 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (10)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 15, 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 Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Nov 12, 2015
The new law was published.
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Nov 12, 2015
The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 111.
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Nov 10, 2015
Sent to the governor.
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Nov 3, 2015
The Assembly passed it too.
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Oct 23, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 20, 2015
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 20, 2015
The Senate passed it.
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Oct 16, 2015
“Department of Natural Resources Lakebed report received pursuant to s.13.097, Wisconsin Statutes” (the official wording)
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Oct 15, 2015
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Oct 13, 2015
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 7, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 30, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
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Sep 30, 2015
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Sep 30, 2015 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Cowles, Lasee and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Macco, Steffen, Jacque, Nygren, Kitchens, A. Ott, Genrich, Murphy, Knodl and Allen
- Sep 30, 2015 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Oct 7, 2015 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 13, 2015 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 15, 2015 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 15, 2015 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 15, 2015 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 16, 2015 · Senate
Department of Natural Resources Lakebed report received pursuant to s.13.097, Wisconsin Statutes
- Oct 19, 2015 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-20-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 20, 2015 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 20, 2015 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 20, 2015 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 20, 2015 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 20, 2015 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 20, 2015 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Oct 23, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 28, 2015 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-3-2015 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 3, 2015 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Nov 10, 2015 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Nov 10, 2015 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 11-10-2015
- Nov 12, 2015 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 11-11-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 111
- Nov 12, 2015 · Senate
Published 11-12-2015
Terms on this page
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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote