Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Relating to: creating a Mississippi River erosion control revolving loan program, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Administrative rules Loan Malpractice Natural resources department of — Environmental protection Public employee Waterways and water power
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
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What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to administer a revolving loan program to assist municipalities and owners of homes located on the shore of the Mississippi River where the structural integrity of municipal buildings or homes is threatened by erosion of the shoreline. The bill appropriates $2,000,000 to DNR for this purpose and increases DNR’s position authorization by 0.5 FTE position to administer the program. The bill requires DNR to promulgate rules to administer the program, including eligibility requirements and income limitations, and authorizes DNR to promulgate emergency rules for the period before permanent rules take effect.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Full history
- Mar 13, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Billings, Goodwin, Joers and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Pfaff, Ratcliff, Smith and Spreitzer
- Mar 13, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment
- Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
- Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
- Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Mar 30, 2026 · Assembly
Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor
- Apr 9, 2026 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received