Senate Bill 140
Financial assistance limits for dam removal. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Dec 7, 2023. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Mar 23, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Sep 14, 2023
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Nov 7, 2023
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 65
Latest entry in the official record, Dec 7, 2023: “Published 12-7-2023”
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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
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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
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
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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.
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
5 senators are its . 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Stafsholt · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (7)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
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.
Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · May 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 Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Dec 7, 2023
The new law was published.
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Dec 7, 2023
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 65.
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Nov 30, 2023
Sent to the governor.
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Nov 7, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 7, 2023
The Assembly passed it too.
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Nov 1, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Sep 14, 2023
The Assembly received it.
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Sep 14, 2023
The Senate passed it.
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May 12, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Apr 13, 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 23, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
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Mar 23, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 23, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Stafsholt, Cowles, Marklein, Nass and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Petryk, Zimmerman, Armstrong, Behnke, Magnafici and Moses
- Mar 23, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Apr 11, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 11, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 13, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- May 11, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
- May 12, 2023 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- May 12, 2023 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Sep 12, 2023 · Senate
Placed on calendar 9-14-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Sep 14, 2023 · Senate
Read a second time
- Sep 14, 2023 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Sep 14, 2023 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Sep 14, 2023 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Sep 14, 2023 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Sep 14, 2023 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Nov 1, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Nov 2, 2023 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-7-2023 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor
- Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 8, 2023 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Nov 13, 2023 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Nov 30, 2023 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 11-30-2023
- Dec 7, 2023 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 12-6-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 65
- Dec 7, 2023 · Senate
Published 12-7-2023
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
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
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