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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Senate Bill 518

Environmental pollution in an environmental remediation tax incremental district. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 7, 2022. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Aug 19, 2021

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Oct 20, 2021

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 93 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2021 Wisconsin Act 149

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 7, 2022: “Published 3-5-2022”

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What it does

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

Current law allows a city, village, town, or county to create an environmental remediation tax incremental district so that the tax increments generated by the district may be used to pay the costs of remediating environmental pollution on contiguous parcels of property that are located in the district. For purposes of an environmental remediation tax incremental district, “environmental pollution” means contaminating or rendering unclean or impure the air, land, or waters of the state, or making the air, land, or waters of the state injurious to public health, harmful for commercial or recreational use, or deleterious to fish, bird, animal, or plant life. This bill modifies that definition of “environmental pollution” so that it includes substances that if released into the air, land, or waters of the state due to the redevelopment of an existing structure would be harmful to public health or harmful for commercial or recreational use.

Who's behind it

5 senators are its ⁠. 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

13 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 18 names

Authors (5)

Signed on in support (13)

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 4 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy vote on an amendment

Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 14, 2021

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

Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 14, 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 Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 29 to 2 · Oct 20, 2021 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

No (2)

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 93 to 0 · Jan 25, 2022 · 6 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (93)

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 7, 2022

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 7, 2022

    The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 149.

  3. Mar 3, 2022

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Jan 25, 2022

    The Assembly passed it too, 93 to 0.

  5. Jan 25, 2022

    “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up” (the official wording)

  6. Jan 25, 2022

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  7. Jan 24, 2022

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  8. Dec 7, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  9. Oct 20, 2021

    The Assembly received it.

  10. Oct 20, 2021

    The Senate passed it, 29 to 2.

  11. Oct 20, 2021

    The Senate adopted it.

  12. Oct 19, 2021

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  13. Oct 14, 2021

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  14. Oct 14, 2021

    “Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  15. Sep 29, 2021

    The committee held a public hearing.

  16. Sep 16, 2021 to Sep 21, 2021

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  17. Sep 2, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  18. Aug 19, 2021

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy.

  19. Aug 19, 2021

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Aug 19, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Cowles, Feyen, Petrowski, Bewley and Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Armstrong, Tittl, Ramthun, Rozar, Ohnstad, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, VanderMeer and Tusler

  2. Aug 19, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  3. Sep 2, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Sep 16, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Allen added as a cosponsor

  5. Sep 21, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Novak added as a cosponsor

  6. Sep 29, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  7. Oct 7, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cowles

  8. Oct 13, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  9. Oct 14, 2021 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  10. Oct 14, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  11. Oct 14, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  12. Oct 19, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-20-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. Oct 19, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Loudenbeck added as a cosponsor

  14. Oct 20, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  15. Oct 20, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  16. Oct 20, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Oct 20, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  18. Oct 20, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 29, Noes 2

  19. Oct 20, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Oct 20, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  21. Dec 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  22. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-25-2022 by Committee on Rules

  23. Jan 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Cabrera added as a coauthor

  24. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  25. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  26. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  27. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up

  28. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  30. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 93, Noes 0

  31. Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. Jan 26, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  33. Feb 3, 2022 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  34. Mar 3, 2022 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-3-2022

  35. Mar 7, 2022 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-4-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 149

  36. Mar 7, 2022 · Senate

    Published 3-5-2022

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

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

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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

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

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