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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 310

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Relating to: regulating fire fighting foam that contains certain contaminants and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Administrative rules Environmental protection Fire department Natural resources department of — Environmental protection

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits the use of fire fighting foams that are designed for use on a

flammable liquid fire and that contain intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or

polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), unless used in emergency fire fighting or fire

prevention operations; or unless used for testing purposes if the testing facility has

in place appropriate containment, treatment, and disposal measures, as determined

by rule by the Department of Natural Resources. A person who violates this

prohibition is subject to the same penalty that applies under current law to other

general environmental provisions, which is a forfeiture of between $10 and $5,000

for each violation.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cowles (R) , Petrowski (R)

18 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Ballweg (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Gundrum (R) , James (R) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Nygren (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Sargent (D) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R) , Zimmerman (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 9, 2020 official source full page

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

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 9, 2020 official source full page

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

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jan 9, 2020 official source full page

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

Assembly: SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

Passed 61–36 Jan 21, 2020 official source full page

Aye · 61

Not voting · 2

Senate: Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 14

Passed 19–14 Jan 21, 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. Jul 3, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Cowles and Petrowski; cosponsored by Representatives Nygren, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Gundrum, James, Krug, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Sargent, Skowronski, Spiros, Tusler, Wichgers and Zimmerman

  2. Jul 3, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  3. Jul 18, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Aug 29, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Kitchens added as a cosponsor

  5. Sep 3, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Sep 26, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  7. Nov 15, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cowles

  8. Dec 12, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cowles

  9. Jan 7, 2020 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Miller and Hansen

  10. Jan 8, 2020 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  11. Jan 9, 2020 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  12. Jan 9, 2020 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  13. Jan 9, 2020 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  14. Jan 9, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  15. Jan 17, 2020 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-21-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  16. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Miller and Hansen

  17. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Read a second time

  18. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  19. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  20. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  21. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  23. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  24. Jan 21, 2020 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  26. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Read

  27. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  28. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  29. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives C. Taylor, Hebl, Sargent, Shankland, Hintz, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Doyle, McGuire, Ohnstad, Billings, Kolste, Considine, Subeck, Vining, Emerson, Brostoff, Cabrera, Vruwink, Stuck, Bowen, Riemer, Goyke, Crowley and Neubauer

  30. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Point of order that Assembly Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  31. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  32. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 61, Noes 36

  33. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  34. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  35. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  36. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Representative Allen added as a cosponsor

  37. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  38. Jan 22, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  39. Jan 22, 2020 · Senate

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)

  40. Jan 27, 2020 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  41. Feb 3, 2020 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 2-3-2020 by directive of the President, pursuant to Senate Rule 44m (3)

  42. Feb 6, 2020 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-5-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 101

  43. Feb 6, 2020 · Senate

    Published 2-6-2020