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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 271

Term and repayment for loans under the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program. (FE)

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jun 7, 2019

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

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

Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources administers the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program, which provides low-interest loans to municipalities for drinking water infrastructure projects, to help them comply with federal drinking water standards. A loan approved under this program must be fully amortized not later than 20 years after the original date of the financial assistance agreement, and the repayment of principal and interest, if any, must begin not later than 12 months after the expected date of completion of the project that it funds, as determined by the department of administration.

Under this bill, such a loan must be fully amortized not later than 30 years after the expected date of completion of the project that it funds, as determined by the department of administration, and the repayment of principal and interest, if any, must begin not later than 18 months after the expected date of completion of the project that it funds, as determined by the department of administration.

Who's behind it

7 representatives are its ⁠. All 7 are Republicans.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 10 names

Authors (7)

Signed on in support (3)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jun 19, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Jun 7, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.

  4. Jun 7, 2019

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jun 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Neylon, Allen, Magnafici, Sanfelippo, Spiros, Thiesfeldt and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Wanggaard and Nass

  2. Jun 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Jun 19, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

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Public hearing

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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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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