Assembly Bill 123
The private on-site wastewater treatment system replacement or rehabilitation grant program and a septage characterization study. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
-
Introduced, passed
Mar 1, 2021
-
Committee, passed
Approved
-
Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
-
Senate vote, not reached
-
Governor, not reached
-
Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
Following saves it on this device. New actions show on your Following page. You can also get updates in a feed reader.
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
2017 Wisconsin Act 59 , the 2017 biennial budget act, repealed, effective June 30, 2021, a program the Department of Safety and Professional Services administers to provide grants to persons and businesses that are served by failing private on-site wastewater treatment systems (POWTS), which are commonly known as septic tanks. This bill delays the elimination of the POWTS grant program to June 30, 2023.
The bill requires DSPS to prepare literature that describes the eligibility for receiving a POWTS grant for a residence. Under the bill, DSPS supplies the literature to counties, and counties must distribute the literature to recipients of public benefits.
Read the full summary Show less
The bill also requires DSPS to fund a study that analyzes and makes recommendations on practices that mitigate the risk of contaminating ground and surface waters with septage. The Department of Soil and Waste Resources of the College of Natural Resources of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point must conduct the study and submit a report to the legislature by December 31, 2022.
Who's behind it
13 representatives are its . 11 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
7 more lawmakers .
See all 20 names Hide the names
Authors (13)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Summerfield · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Rural Development vote to recommend it
Passed, 13 to 0 · Jun 15, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Rural Development, Ayes 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
-
Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
-
Jun 22, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
-
Jun 15, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
-
Jun 15, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.
-
Apr 13, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
-
Apr 6, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
-
Mar 12, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
-
Mar 3, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
-
Mar 1, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rural Development.
-
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
See the official record, word for word Hide the official record
- Mar 1, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Krug, Kurtz, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Doyle, Moses, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Petryk, Rozar, Summerfield and Cabrera; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Testin, Ballweg, Cowles, Marklein and Smith
- Mar 1, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Rural Development
- Mar 3, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 12, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 6, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 8, 2021 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 15, 2021 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Rural Development, Ayes 13, Noes 0
- Jun 15, 2021 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 6-22-2021 by Committee on Rules
- Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly
LRB correction
- Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Milroy added as a coauthor
- Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly
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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote