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Bills from the 2023–24 session

Senate Bill 99

Funding for reduction of infiltration and inflow in connecting laterals and sewer lines. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 14, 2024. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 1, 2023

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Apr 19, 2023

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 96 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2023 Wisconsin Act 106

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 14, 2024: “Published 3-15-2024”

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What it does

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

This bill provides that projects for the reduction of infiltration and inflow in connecting laterals and sewer lines are eligible for funding under the Clean Water Fund Program (CWFP) administered by the Department of Natural Resources.

Under current law, the CWFP provides financial assistance to municipalities for projects to control water pollution. Certain types of projects are ineligible for program funding, including projects involving connection laterals and sewer lines that transport wastewater from structures to municipally owned or individually owned wastewater systems.

Who's behind it

2 senators are its ⁠. All 2 are Republicans.

17 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 19 names

Authors (2)

Signed on in support (17)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Apr 10, 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

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 96 to 0 · Feb 13, 2024 · 3 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (96)

Didn't vote (3)

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 14, 2024

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 14, 2024

    The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 106.

  3. Mar 11, 2024

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 13, 2024

    The Assembly passed it too, 96 to 0.

  5. Feb 13, 2024

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  6. Feb 7, 2024

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  7. May 8, 2023 to May 30, 2023

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  8. Apr 19, 2023

    The Assembly received it.

  9. Apr 19, 2023

    The Senate passed it.

  10. Apr 17, 2023 to Apr 18, 2023

    2 more senators signed on in support.

  11. Apr 10, 2023

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  12. Mar 15, 2023

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Mar 14, 2023

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  14. Mar 10, 2023

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  15. Mar 1, 2023

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy.

  16. Mar 1, 2023

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 1, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Cowles and Wimberger; cosponsored by Representatives Rodriguez, Armstrong, Baldeh, Behnke, Brooks, Duchow, Green, Gustafson, Mursau, Shankland and Subeck

  2. Mar 1, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  3. Mar 10, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  4. Mar 14, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 15, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Apr 10, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Apr 10, 2023 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Apr 10, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Apr 17, 2023 · Senate

    Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor

  10. Apr 17, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-19-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Apr 18, 2023 · Senate

    Senator Hesselbein added as a coauthor

  12. Apr 19, 2023 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Apr 19, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Apr 19, 2023 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  15. Apr 19, 2023 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Apr 19, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Apr 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  18. May 8, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

  19. May 30, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  20. Feb 7, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  21. Feb 8, 2024 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules

  22. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  23. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  24. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  25. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  27. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 96, Noes 0

  28. Feb 13, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Feb 14, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  30. Feb 19, 2024 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  31. Mar 11, 2024 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-11-2024

  32. Mar 14, 2024 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-14-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 106

  33. Mar 14, 2024 · Senate

    Published 3-15-2024

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

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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

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