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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 935

An exemption from permit requirements for certain riparian owners who remove material from the bed of a navigable water

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 4, 2018. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 9, 2018

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 22, 2018

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 19 to 13

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2017 Wisconsin Act 214

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 4, 2018: “Published 4-4-2018”

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What it does

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

This bill allows a person who owns waterfront property (riparian owner) to remove certain material from the bed of an inland navigable water without obtaining a permit from the Department of Natural Resources. No permit is required if the removal meets certain requirements, including that the removal occurs within the riparian owner's riparian zone, which is a specified area extending waterward of the shoreline; the removal is limited to a specified amount of material; the removal occurs in a navigable water that is affected by a man-made impoundment; the material removed is unconsolidated sediment that was deposited after the navigable water was affected by the impoundment; and the removal is undertaken in order to navigate from the shoreline of the riparian property to a specified water depth.

Who's behind it

5 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 5 are Republicans.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

See all 6 names

Authors (5)

Signed on in support (1)

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 5 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Environment and Forestry vote on an amendment

Passed, 8 to 4 · Feb 21, 2018

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 8, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Environment and Forestry vote to recommend it

Passed, 7 to 5 · Feb 21, 2018

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

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 7, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 59 to 34 · Feb 22, 2018 · 5 didn't vote

See how each of the 98 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (59)

Didn't vote (5)

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 15, 2018

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

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 19 to 13 · Mar 20, 2018

See how each of the 32 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 4, 2018

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 4, 2018

    The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 214.

  3. Apr 2, 2018

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 20, 2018

    The Senate passed it too, 19 to 13.

  5. Mar 15, 2018

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

  6. Mar 12, 2018

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Feb 23, 2018

    The Senate received it.

  8. Feb 22, 2018

    The Assembly passed it, 59 to 34.

  9. Feb 22, 2018

    The Assembly adopted it.

  10. Feb 21, 2018

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Feb 21, 2018

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 5.

  12. Feb 19, 2018

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Feb 14, 2018

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Environment and Forestry.

  14. Feb 9, 2018

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage.

  15. Feb 9, 2018

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 9, 2018 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Wichgers, Tauchen, Jacque, Weatherston and Horlacher; cosponsored by Senator Craig

  2. Feb 9, 2018 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage

  3. Feb 14, 2018 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage and referred to committee on Environment and Forestry pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  4. Feb 19, 2018 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wichgers

  6. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 8, Noes 4

  8. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 7, Noes 5

  9. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 2:01 PM on 2-22-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 28

  11. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  13. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 59, Noes 34

  16. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Feb 23, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Mar 12, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  19. Mar 12, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  20. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

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

  21. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

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

  22. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  23. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  25. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  26. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Mar 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  28. Mar 29, 2018 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)

  29. Mar 29, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-29-2018

  30. Apr 2, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2018

  31. Apr 4, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 214

  32. Apr 4, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 4-4-2018

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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

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

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary