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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 717

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Relating to: expanding the clean sweep program to include collection of certain fire fighting foams and making an appropriation. (FE)

Agriculture trade and consumer protection department of Environmental protection Fire department Natural resources department of — Environmental protection

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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 requires the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer

Protection, in collaboration with the Department of Natural Resources, to collect and

store or dispose of fire fighting foams that contain perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl

substances (PFAS) and that are voluntarily surrendered. The bill allows DATCP,

with the advice of DNR, to contract with a third party to conduct the collection and

storage or disposal. The bill requires DATCP or the third party administering the

collection program to prioritize collecting from the state and from cities, villages,

towns, and counties. Under the bill, any PFAS foams that are collected under the

program must be stored in an environmentally safe manner until properly disposed

of or treated.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cowles (R) , Feyen (R) , Johnson (D) , Miller (D) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Wanggaard (R)

48 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Anderson (D) , Ballweg (R) , Billings (D) , Born (R) , C. Taylor (D) , Cabrera (D) , Considine (D) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Emerson (D) , Felzkowski (R) , Gruszynski (D) , Hebl (D) , Hintz (D) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Kolste (D) , Kulp (R) , Milroy (D) , Mursau (R) , Neubauer (D) , Novak (R) , Nygren (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Oldenburg (R) , Petryk (R) , Plumer (R) , Pope (D) , Ramthun (R) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Summerfield (R) , Swearingen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tranel (R) , Tusler (R) , Vining (D) , Vruwink (D) , Wichgers (R) , Zamarripa (D) , Zimmerman (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 6, 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 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

Passed 16–0 Feb 12, 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. Jan 24, 2020 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Cowles, Miller, Feyen, Johnson, Olsen, Petrowski and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Ramthun, Felzkowski, Hebl, Kitchens, Novak, Pope, Shankland, Summerfield, Allen, Anderson, Ballweg, Billings, Cabrera, Considine, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Gruszynski, Knodl, Kolste, Kulp, Milroy, Mursau, Neubauer, Nygren, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Sargent, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spreitzer, Subeck, Swearingen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Tusler, Vining, Vruwink, Zamarripa, Zimmerman, Hintz, Born and Spiros

  2. Jan 24, 2020 · Senate

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

  3. Jan 29, 2020 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 29, 2020 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jan 29, 2020 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Jan 30, 2020 · Senate

    Representative Wichgers added as a cosponsor

  7. Feb 5, 2020 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 6, 2020 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. Feb 6, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Feb 10, 2020 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  11. Feb 12, 2020 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  12. Feb 12, 2020 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  13. Feb 12, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  14. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1