Assembly Bill 131
Membership in county land conservation committees
Became law
The governor signed it on Aug 4, 2023. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Mar 28, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Apr 18, 2023
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jun 7, 2023
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 32
Latest entry in the official record, Aug 4, 2023: “Published 8-5-2023”
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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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, each county board must create a land conservation committee and must appoint to the committee a person from the county's U.S.
Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA). This bill removes the requirement to appoint an FSA member to a county land conservation committee and replaces it with a requirement to appoint a person who is engaged in an agricultural use. “Agricultural use” is defined as crop or forage production; keeping livestock;
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beekeeping; nursery, sod, or Christmas tree production; floriculture; aquaculture;
fur farming; and forest management.
Who's behind it
14 representatives are its . 13 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (14)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Ty Bodden · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Ellen Schutt · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (12)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Brad Pfaff · Democrat, Senate
- Kristina Shelton · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There were 3 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Agriculture vote to recommend it
Passed, 14 to 0 · Apr 12, 2023
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 Agriculture, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Agriculture and Tourism vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 0 · May 8, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Jun 5, 2023
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 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Aug 4, 2023
The new law was published.
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Aug 4, 2023
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 32.
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Aug 2, 2023
Sent to the governor.
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Jun 7, 2023
The Senate passed it too.
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Jun 5, 2023
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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May 8, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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Apr 20, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Tourism.
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Apr 18, 2023
The Senate received it.
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Apr 18, 2023
The Assembly passed it.
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Apr 13, 2023 to Apr 18, 2023
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Apr 12, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 12, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 0.
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Apr 4, 2023 to Apr 5, 2023
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Apr 4, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 28, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Agriculture.
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Mar 28, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 28, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Schutt, Armstrong, C. Anderson, Behnke, Bodden, Edming, Kurtz, Moses, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Penterman, Rozar and Tranel; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Cowles, Marklein, Nass, Pfaff, Spreitzer, Testin and Wanggaard
- Mar 28, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture
- Apr 4, 2023 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 4, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Jacobson added as a coauthor
- Apr 5, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Considine added as a coauthor
- Apr 11, 2023 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 12, 2023 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Apr 12, 2023 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 13, 2023 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 4-18-2023 by Committee on Rules
- Apr 13, 2023 · Assembly
Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
- Apr 18, 2023 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Apr 18, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Shelton added as a coauthor
- Apr 18, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 18, 2023 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Apr 18, 2023 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Apr 18, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 18, 2023 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Apr 20, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Tourism
- May 8, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
- May 8, 2023 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- May 8, 2023 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jun 5, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Jun 5, 2023 · Senate
Placed on calendar 6-7-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Jun 9, 2023 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 6-9-2023
- Aug 2, 2023 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 8-2-2023
- Aug 4, 2023 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 8-4-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 32
- Aug 4, 2023 · Assembly
Published 8-5-2023
Terms on this page
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
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
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