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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Assembly Bill 99

Sediment removed from Lake Michigan or Lake Superior

Became law

The governor signed it on Dec 3, 2021. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 18, 2021

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Oct 26, 2021

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Nov 8, 2021

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2021 Wisconsin Act 93

Latest entry in the official record, Dec 3, 2021: “Published 12-4-2021”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to issue individual permits for the removal of certain sediment from the bed of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior.

Current law generally prohibits a person from removing material from the bed of a navigable body of water unless DNR has issued an individual permit or a general permit authorizing the removal. The bill requires DNR to issue an individual permit to an applicant for the removal of sediment deposited on the bed of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior by currents, storms, or other natural activity if the sediment has a level of contamination at or below the level of contamination present at the area where the sediment will be deposited.

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The bill also provides that the removed sediment is not solid waste. Under current law, DNR administers rules relating to the management and disposal of solid waste, which includes garbage, sludge from treatment plants and pollution control facilities, and other discarded or salvageable materials. “Solid waste” does not include material in domestic sewage, irrigation return flows, or permitted industrial discharges; slag generated by iron or steel production; certain radioactive or nuclear materials; or certain products processed at pyrolysis or gasification facilities.

Who's behind it

6 representatives are its ⁠. All 6 are Republicans.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 9 names

Authors (6)

Signed on in support (3)

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 4 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Environment vote on an amendment

Passed, 6 to 2 · Oct 21, 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 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 6, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Environment vote on an amendment

Passed, 6 to 2 · Oct 21, 2021

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 6, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Environment vote to recommend it

Passed, 7 to 3 · Oct 21, 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 Environment, Ayes 7, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Nov 5, 2021

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Dec 3, 2021

    The new law was published.

  2. Dec 3, 2021

    The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 93.

  3. Dec 2, 2021

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Nov 8, 2021

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Nov 5, 2021

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  6. Nov 2, 2021

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Oct 27, 2021

    The Senate received it.

  8. Oct 26, 2021

    The Assembly passed it.

  9. Oct 26, 2021

    The Assembly adopted it.

  10. Oct 21, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Oct 21, 2021

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 3.

  12. Oct 20, 2021

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  13. Feb 18, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Environment.

  14. Feb 18, 2021

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 18, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Callahan, Moses, Tittl, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Felzkowski

  2. Feb 18, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment

  3. Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Sortwell and Kitchens

  4. Sep 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sortwell

  5. Oct 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Oct 20, 2021 · Assembly

    Senator Cowles added as a cosponsor

  7. Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 6, Noes 2

  8. Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 6, Noes 2

  9. Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 7, Noes 3

  10. Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-26-2021 by Committee on Rules

  12. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  14. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  15. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  17. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  18. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Oct 27, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  20. Nov 2, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  21. Nov 2, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  22. Nov 5, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  23. Nov 5, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-8-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. Nov 8, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  25. Nov 8, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Nov 8, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  27. Nov 8, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  28. Nov 8, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Nov 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  30. Nov 12, 2021 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)

  31. Nov 12, 2021 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-12-2021

  32. Dec 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 12-2-2021

  33. Dec 3, 2021 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-3-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 93

  34. Dec 3, 2021 · Assembly

    Published 12-4-2021

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Author

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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

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Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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