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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 789

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Relating to: exempting certain facilities from solid waste facility regulations. (FE)

Recycling Solid waste management

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill exempts pyrolysis and gasification facilities from certain laws relating

to solid waste facilities.

A solid waste facility is a facility for the treatment, storage, or disposal of solid

waste. Under current law and rules promulgated by the Department of Natural

Resources, no person may operate a solid waste facility without an operating license

from DNR. In addition, most solid waste facilities must undergo a pre-construction

or pre-expansion site inspection, obtain DNR approval of a plan of operation for the

facility, comply with certain performance standards to avoid or minimize adverse

environmental impacts, and provide proof of financial responsibility for the closure

of the facility and the post-closure, long-term care of the facility.

This bill exempts pyrolysis and gasification facilities from the definition under

current law of “solid waste facility.” The bill defines a pyrolysis facility as a facility

where post-use plastics are heated until decomposed and then converted into other

materials such as liquid fuel. Under the bill, a gasification facility is a facility where

post-use plastics and certain other materials are heated and ultimately converted

only into fuel or other chemical feedstock.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Brandtjen (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Horlacher (R) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Kulp (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Neylon (R) , Novak (R) , Tauchen (R) , Tittl (R) , VanderMeer (R)

5 cosponsors

Cowles (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Stroebel (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 11, Noes 0

Passed 11–0 Jan 24, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 8, Noes 3

Passed 8–3 Jan 24, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 34

Passed 62–34 Feb 15, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 34

Passed 62–34 Feb 15, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

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

Passed 3–2 Mar 15, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Dec 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Tittl, Ballweg, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, Horlacher, Kitchens, Knodl, Kulp, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Novak, Tauchen, VanderMeer and Loudenbeck; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Olsen, Petrowski and Stroebel

  2. Dec 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment and Forestry

  3. Jan 4, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tittl

  4. Jan 9, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jan 9, 2018 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Jan 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor

  7. Jan 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Jan 24, 2018 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  9. Jan 24, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 8, Noes 3

  10. Jan 24, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:09 PM on 2-15-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23

  12. Feb 14, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Hebl

  13. Feb 14, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Hebl

  14. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  16. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 34

  17. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 34

  18. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  21. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  23. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  24. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  25. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

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

  26. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  27. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  28. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  30. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  31. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. Mar 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  33. Mar 29, 2018 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)

  34. Mar 29, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-29-2018

  35. Apr 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-12-2018

  36. Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 284

  37. Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 4-17-2018