Assembly Bill 129
The environmental compliance audit program
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.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 5, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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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
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.
This bill makes several changes to the environmental compliance audit program. Under the program, an entity that is subject to environmental regulations may limit liability for certain violations by voluntarily submitting an environmental compliance audit report to the Department of Natural Resources that identifies violations and identifies corrective actions to be taken.
Under current law, a regulated entity has 90 days to correct violations identified in the audit. Under the bill, the time that a regulated entity has to correct violations is 60 days generally, 180 days if the entity is a small business stationary source, and 360 days if the entity is a small business stationary source and the corrective action involves a pollution prevention modification.
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The bill also eliminates requirements that an entity notify DNR no fewer than 30 days before beginning an audit and that proposed compliance schedules be subject to a public notice and comment period.
Current law requires DNR and the Department of Justice, in determining whether to pursue criminal action for violations revealed by a compliance audit report, to consider various factors. The bill requires DNR and DOJ to also consider whether the entity is a small business stationary source that has committed a minor violation.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . All 6 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Environment vote to recommend it
Passed, 6 to 2 · May 14, 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 Environment, Ayes 6, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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May 14, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 14, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 2.
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Apr 15, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 7, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 5, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Environment.
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Mar 5, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 5, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Brooks, Knodl, Rozar, Brandtjen, Skowronski and Tusler; cosponsored by Senator Jacque
- Mar 5, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment
- Apr 7, 2021 · Assembly
Representative James added as a coauthor
- Apr 15, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- May 6, 2021 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- May 14, 2021 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 6, Noes 2
- May 14, 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
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote