Senate Bill 877
Petroleum products, storage of dangerous substances, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (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.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 28, 2020
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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, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill makes changes involving the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's regulation of petroleum products and the storage of dangerous substances. Under current law, DATCP regulates and promulgates rules addressing the installation, maintenance, and abandonment of storage tanks that contain flammable or combustible liquids or federally regulated hazardous substances. Current law also authorizes DATCP to make inspections and conduct investigations involving petroleum products.
This bill does the following involving petroleum products and storage of dangerous substances:
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1. Exempts aboveground storage tanks used to contain a liquid that is flammable or combustible or that is a hazardous substance and that have a capacity of less than 110 gallons from regulation by DATCP. Current law exempts aboveground storage tanks that have a capacity of less than 5,000 gallons from regulation by DATCP.
2. Requires DATCP to maintain an inventory of storage tanks used to contain certain regulated products. The bill requires the inventory to include every aboveground storage tank with a capacity of at least 110 gallons and every underground storage tank with a capacity of at least 60 gallons. The bill defines a “regulated product” as a liquid that is a substance derived from petroleum, natural gas, or asphalt deposits or a liquid that is a federally regulated hazardous substance or regulated by certain other federal regulations. Current law requires DATCP to maintain an inventory of every aboveground and underground storage tank with a capacity of at least 60 gallons that is used to contain a petroleum product.
3. Specifies that DATCP may promulgate rules to require the certification or registration of persons who install, test, or maintain corrosion prevention systems on storage tanks used to contain flammable or combustible liquids or hazardous substances. Current law authorizes DATCP to promulgate rules requiring the certification or registration of persons who install, remove, maintain, clean, or test storage tanks used to contain flammable or combustible liquids or hazardous substances.
4. Specifies that DATCP may establish fees by rule for fuel quality inspections and investigations.
5. Specifies that upon request of DATCP, the Department of Justice or proper district attorney shall prosecute actions to enforce the storage tank statutes and rules.
6. Specifies that DATCP may promulgate fire safety rules for the storage and handling of flammable, combustible, or hazardous liquids.
Who's behind it
Jeff Smith, a Democrat, is its .
6 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 28, 2020
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions.
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Feb 28, 2020
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 28, 2020 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Shankland, Novak, Cabrera, Considine, C. Taylor and Brostoff
- Feb 28, 2020 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions
- Apr 1, 2020 · 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