Senate Bill 812
Increasing the penalties for gas pipeline safety violations and providing a penalty
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 28, 2024. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Dec 15, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jan 16, 2024
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 18, 2024
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 242
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2024: “Published 3-28-2024”
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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.
The bill increases the maximum penalties for persons who fail to operate and maintain gas production, transmission, and distribution facilities in a reasonably adequate and safe manner. Current law requires gas production, transmission, and distribution facilities to be operated and maintained in a reasonably adequate and safe manner and authorizes the PSC to issue orders and rules to promote safety of those facilities. Under current law, a person who violates one of these PSC orders or rules or fails to operate and maintain gas production, transmission, and distribution facilities in a reasonably adequate and safe manner is subject to a forfeiture of up $25,000 per day and a total forfeiture of up to $500,000 for a single persisting violation. Under the bill, a violator is subject to a forfeiture of up to the maximum applicable penalty for such violations under federal regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Currently, those federal regulations provide a maximum forfeiture of up to $257,664 per day and a total forfeiture of up to $2,576,627 for a related series of violations.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Julian Bradley · Republican, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (7)
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Summerfield · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Utilities and Technology vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 10, 2024
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 Utilities and Technology, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 28, 2024
The new law was published.
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Mar 28, 2024
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 242.
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Mar 21, 2024
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 18, 2024
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jan 17, 2024
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 16, 2024
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 16, 2024
The Assembly received it.
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Jan 16, 2024
The Senate passed it.
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Jan 12, 2024
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 10, 2024
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Dec 19, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 18, 2023
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Dec 15, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Utilities and Technology.
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Dec 15, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Dec 15, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Bradley and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Summerfield, Dittrich, O'Connor and Subeck
- Dec 15, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities and Technology
- Dec 18, 2023 · Senate
Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor
- Dec 19, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 10, 2024 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 10, 2024 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Utilities and Technology, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 10, 2024 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 12, 2024 · Senate
Representative Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
- Jan 12, 2024 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-18-2024 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 17, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 18, 2024 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jan 22, 2024 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 21, 2024 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-21-2024
- Mar 28, 2024 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 242
- Mar 28, 2024 · Senate
Published 3-28-2024
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