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Bills from the 2023–24 session

Assembly Bill 61

Creating a deicer applicators certification program and making an appropriation. (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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 23, 2023

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

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

This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to create a deicer applicators certification program and establish criteria for training individual commercial applicators in methods for snow and ice removal and deicer application that protect water quality. Under the bill, DNR must certify commercial applicators who have completed approved training and passed an exam.

The bill provides that a commercial applicator certified by DNR and the owner of real estate that contracts with a certified commercial applicator are not liable for damages arising from a hazard resulting from the accumulation of snow and ice on any real estate maintained by the certified commercial applicator when the hazard is caused solely by snow or ice and the certified commercial applicator used methods for snow and ice removal and deicer application that are taught in training approved by the department.

Who's behind it

13 lawmakers are its ⁠. 8 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans.

4 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 17 names

Authors (13)

Signed on in support (4)

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 Regulatory Licensing Reform vote on an amendment

Passed, 4 to 3 · Oct 19, 2023

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 Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform vote to recommend it

Passed, 6 to 1 · Oct 19, 2023

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 Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 6, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 15, 2024

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Oct 19, 2023

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Oct 19, 2023

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 1.

  4. Jun 29, 2023

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  5. Mar 29, 2023

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Mar 20, 2023

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  7. Mar 15, 2023

    The committee held a public hearing.

  8. Feb 23, 2023

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform.

  9. Feb 23, 2023

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 23, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Behnke, Joers, Knodl, Andraca, Baldeh, Doyle, Gustafson, Murphy, O'Connor, Ratcliff, Shankland, Subeck and Jacobson; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Hesselbein and Spreitzer

  2. Feb 23, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform

  3. Mar 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 20, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Moore Omokunde added as a coauthor

  5. Mar 29, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Apr 24, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Behnke

  7. May 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Behnke

  8. May 23, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Moore Omokunde and Sinicki

  9. May 24, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Jun 29, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  11. Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 3

  12. Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 6, Noes 1

  13. Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  14. Jan 4, 2024 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tusler

  15. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 10:03 AM on 2-22-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 28

  16. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  17. 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.

More in the glossary

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.

More in the glossary

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