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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Assembly Bill 130

Exempting certain persons from PFAS enforcement actions under the spills law. (FE)

Topics: Environmental protection, Natural Resources, Department of: Environmental protection

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 6, 2026. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 13, 2025

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 19, 2026

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 33 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2025 Wisconsin Act 200

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 6, 2026: “Published 4-7-2026”

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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 127. That version died when the session ended.

What it does

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

Under current law provisions known as the “spills law,” a person that possesses or controls a hazardous substance or that causes the discharge of a hazardous substance must notify the Department of Natural Resources immediately, restore the environment to the extent practicable, and minimize the harmful effects from the discharge. If action is not being adequately taken, or the identity of the person responsible for the discharge is unknown, DNR may take emergency action to contain or remove the hazardous substance; the person that possessed or controlled the hazardous substance that was discharged or that caused the discharge of the hazardous substance must then reimburse DNR for expenses DNR incurred in taking such emergency actions. The spills law allows DNR to enter property to take emergency action if entry is necessary to prevent increased environmental damages, and to inspect any record relating to a hazardous substance for the purpose of determining compliance with the spills law. DNR may also require that preventive measures be taken by any person possessing or having control over a hazardous substance if existing control measures are inadequate to prevent discharges.

The bill exempts the following persons from all of these provisions under the spills law, if the person grants DNR permission to remediate the land at DNR’s expense:

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1. A person that spread biosolids or wastewater residuals contaminated by PFAS in compliance with any applicable license or permit.

2. A person that owns land upon which biosolids or wastewater residuals contaminated by PFAS were spread in compliance with any applicable license or permit.

3. A fire department, public-use airport, or municipality that responded to emergencies that required the use of PFAS or that conducted training for such emergencies in compliance with applicable federal regulations.

4. A solid waste disposal facility that accepted PFAS.

5. A person that owns, leases, manages, or contracts for property on which the PFAS contamination did not originate, unless the person also owns, leases, manages, or contracts for the property on which the PFAS discharge originated.

Who's behind it

17 representatives are its ⁠. All 17 are Republicans.

12 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 29 names

Authors (17)

Signed on in support (12)

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 6 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Environment vote to recommend it

Passed, 4 to 2 · Feb 18, 2026

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 Environment, Ayes 4, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 93 to 0 · Feb 19, 2026 · 6 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (93)

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

Senate Committee on Natural Resources vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 6, 2026

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 12 to 0 · Mar 11, 2026

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 16, 2026

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 33 to 0 · Mar 17, 2026

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

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

What happened

  1. Apr 6, 2026

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 6, 2026

    The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 200.

  3. Apr 3, 2026

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  4. Apr 2, 2026

    Sent to the governor.

  5. Mar 17, 2026 to Mar 19, 2026

    2 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.

  6. Mar 17, 2026

    The Senate passed it too, 33 to 0.

  7. Mar 17, 2026

    2 more senators signed on in support.

  8. Mar 16, 2026

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  9. Mar 11, 2026

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.

  10. Mar 10, 2026

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  11. Mar 6, 2026

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

  12. Feb 27, 2026

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs.

  13. Feb 23, 2026

    The Senate received it.

  14. Feb 19, 2026

    The Assembly passed it, 93 to 0.

  15. Feb 19, 2026

    The Assembly adopted it.

  16. Feb 19, 2026

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  17. Feb 18, 2026

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  18. Feb 18, 2026

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 2.

  19. Jan 21, 2026

    The committee held a public hearing.

  20. Oct 14, 2025

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  21. Mar 14, 2025

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  22. Mar 13, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Environment.

  23. Mar 13, 2025

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Swearingen, Armstrong, Behnke, Franklin, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Novak, O'Connor, Spiros, Steffen, Tucker and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Nass and Tomczyk

  2. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment

  3. Mar 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor

  4. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jan 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Mursau

  6. Jan 21, 2026 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)

  8. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 4, Noes 2

  10. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:05 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  12. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Representatives Miresse and Brown added as coauthors

  14. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Mursau

  15. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

  16. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 93, Noes 0

  19. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Feb 23, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Feb 27, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs

  22. Mar 5, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  23. Mar 6, 2026 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  24. Mar 6, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  25. Mar 10, 2026 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  26. Mar 11, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  27. Mar 11, 2026 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  28. Mar 11, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  29. Mar 16, 2026 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  30. Mar 16, 2026 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  31. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Senators Dassler-Alfheim and Carpenter added as cosponsors

  32. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Read a second time

  33. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  34. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  35. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  36. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  37. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  38. Mar 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  39. Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Neubauer added as a coauthor

  40. Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor

  41. Mar 25, 2026 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026

  42. Apr 2, 2026 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  43. Apr 3, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor

  44. Apr 6, 2026 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-6-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 200

  45. Apr 6, 2026 · Assembly

    Published 4-7-2026

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Signed on in support

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Cost estimate

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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

Roll call

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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

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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

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

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