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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 551

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Relating to: the presumption of riparian rights on navigable waterways.

Land Waterways and water power

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides that the owner of land that abuts a navigable waterway is

presumed to be a riparian owner and is entitled to exercise all rights afforded to a

riparian owner unless those rights are specifically prohibited by the deed to the land.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Dittrich (R) , Edming (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Magnafici (R) , Mursau (R) , Quinn (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Tauchen (R) , Wichgers (R)

10 cosponsors

Bewley (D) , Brooks (R) , Craig (R) , Gundrum (R) , Olsen (R) , Plumer (R) , Stroebel (R) , Testin (R) , Tiffany (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Feb 18, 2020 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 Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 8, Noes 1

Passed 8–1 Feb 18, 2020 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 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 63, Noes 36

Passed 63–36 Feb 20, 2020 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. Oct 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Stafsholt, Felzkowski, Dittrich, Edming, Krug, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Mursau, Quinn, Sanfelippo, Tauchen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Tiffany, Bewley, Craig, Olsen, Stroebel and Wanggaard

  2. Oct 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate

  3. Oct 22, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Brooks added as a coauthor

  4. Jan 13, 2020 · Assembly

    Representative Gundrum added as a coauthor

  5. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Stafsholt

  6. Jan 16, 2020 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Jan 24, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Stafsholt

  8. Feb 5, 2020 · Assembly

    Representative Plumer added as a coauthor

  9. Feb 12, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Stafsholt

  10. Feb 13, 2020 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  11. Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  12. Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 8, Noes 1

  13. Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  14. Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 10:17 AM on 2-20-2020 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 21

  15. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  16. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Stuck

  17. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 63, Noes 36

  18. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  19. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  21. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  22. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Feb 21, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  24. Feb 21, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  25. Feb 21, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  26. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1