Assembly Bill 61
The use of proceeds from the sale of state-owned properties controlled by the Department of Natural Resources. (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.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 12, 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
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
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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.
This bill expands the purposes for which proceeds from the sale of state-owned property controlled by the Department of Natural Resources may be spent.
Under current law, with limited exceptions, the Natural Resources Board may sell state-owned lands and structures under DNR jurisdiction when the board determines that those properties are no longer necessary for state conservation purposes. Upon selling such properties, the board must deposit the proceeds in the conservation fund, and the proceeds may be used only to purchase other areas of land for use as public hunting and fishing grounds, wildlife and fish refuges, or state parks or for inclusion in the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway.
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Under the bill, the proceeds from the sale of DNR properties may be used to acquire or develop any land or easement, with no restrictions or limitations on use or location. The bill prohibits the board from using the proceeds to pay program administration costs or fund full-time equivalent positions.
Who's behind it
9 representatives are its . All 9 are Republicans.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote on an amendment
Passed, 11 to 0 · Apr 7, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote to recommend it
Passed, 11 to 0 · Apr 7, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. 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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Apr 7, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 7, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.
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Mar 31, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 2, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 12, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.
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Feb 12, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 12, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Mursau, Gundrum, Knodl, Loudenbeck, Sinicki, Skowronski, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Stroebel and Wanggaard
- Feb 12, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- Mar 2, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 22, 2021 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens
- Mar 30, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Sinicki withdrawn as a coauthor
- Mar 31, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 7, 2021 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 7, 2021 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0
- Apr 7, 2021 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0
- Apr 7, 2021 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 8, 2021 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 4-13-2021 by Committee on Rules
- Apr 13, 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