Assembly Bill 136
Financial assistance limits for dam removal. (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
Mar 31, 2023
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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, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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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 provides that the cost limits for dam safety projects created in the 2021-23 biennial budget act ( 2021 Act 58 ) do not apply to a project to remove a dam.
Under current law, the state may contract public debt to provide financial assistance to counties, cities, villages, towns, and public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts for maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment, or removal of a dam. Prior to 2021 Act 58 , financial assistance for a dam safety project was limited to no more than 50 percent of the first $400,000 of costs of the project and no more than 25 percent of the costs of the project that exceed $400,000. The total amount of financial assistance for a dam safety project was limited to no more than $400,000. However, these limits did not apply to a project to remove a dam.
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2021 Act 58 provided that, beginning in the 2021-22 fiscal year, financial assistance for a dam safety project is limited to no more than 50 percent of the first $1,000,000 of costs of the project and no more than 25 percent of the costs of the project that exceed $1,000,000. The total amount of financial assistance for a dam safety project is limited to no more than $1,000,000.
2021 Act 58 did not include a provision exempting dam removal from these financial limits.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . All 6 are Republicans.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Stafsholt · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Local Government vote to recommend it
Passed, 11 to 0 · Nov 1, 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 Local Government, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 7, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 1, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Nov 1, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.
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Jun 6, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 11, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 31, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Local Government.
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Mar 31, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 31, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Petryk, Zimmerman, Armstrong, Behnke, Magnafici and Moses; cosponsored by Senators Stafsholt, Cowles, Marklein, Nass and Spreitzer
- Mar 31, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government
- Apr 11, 2023 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 6, 2023 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Nov 1, 2023 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 11, Noes 0
- Nov 1, 2023 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Nov 2, 2023 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-7-2023 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
- Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Apr 15, 2024 · 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