Senate Bill 607
The responsibility of a property owner for discharge of a hazardous substance by another
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
Nov 30, 2017
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism, by the Senate President, pursuant to Senate Rule 20(1)(c). See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill exempts a property owner that is not a corporate entity from responsibility relating to the discharge of a hazardous substance on or originating from the owner's property if all of the following apply: 1) the owner acquired the property prior to September 1, 1992; 2) the owner demonstrates that the discharge was caused by another person without the owner's knowledge; and 3) the property was not listed in the database of contaminated properties maintained by the Department of Natural Resources when the owner acquired the property.
The bill also exempts a county that takes a tax deed on property contaminated by a hazardous substance, or any person who subsequently acquires the property from the county and meets certain requirements, from responsibility relating to the discharge of the hazardous substance.
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Under current law, a person who possesses or controls a hazardous substance that is discharged or who causes the discharge of a hazardous substance is required to take the actions necessary to restore the environment and minimize the harmful effects from the discharge. In State v. Mauthe , 123 Wis. 2d 288, 366 N.W.2d 871, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that the owner of property containing contaminated soil from which a hazardous substance was being discharged was in possession and control of the soil and the hazardous substance, and was therefore liable for required remedial action.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Democrats.
15 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (15)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 26, 2018
Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism, by the Senate President,.
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Nov 30, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance, Housing and Trade.
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Nov 30, 2017
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 30, 2017 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Risser, L. Taylor and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Jacque, C. Taylor, Horlacher, Bowen, Mursau, Brostoff, Brandtjen, Allen, Sinicki, Berceau, Subeck, Anderson, Considine, Kremer and Sargent
- Nov 30, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing and Trade
- Jan 26, 2018 · Senate
Rereferred to committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism, by the Senate President, pursuant to Senate Rule 20(1)(c)
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
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
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