Assembly Bill 707
Managed forest land recording fees. (FE)
Topics: Forestry, Natural Resources, Department of: Administration
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Dec 3, 2025
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs. The committee's chair at the time was Rob Swearingen. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 698. That version died when the session ended.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Cost estimate
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources administers the managed forest land (MFL) program, under which the owner of a parcel of land designated as MFL makes an annual acreage share payment in lieu of property taxes. In exchange, the owner must comply with certain forestry practices and, subject to exceptions, must open the land to the public for recreational activities. Certain actions relating to a parcel designated as MFL must be recorded by the appropriate register of deeds, and DNR must pay any required fee for the recording.
Under current law, MFL may be transferred from one owner to another with payment of a $100 fee, which is deposited into the conservation fund. Of that amount, $30 is credited to a DNR appropriation for the payment of registers of deeds fees. Land may also be withdrawn from the MFL program with payment of a $300 fee.
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Under this bill, $100 transfer fees and $300 withdrawal fees are deposited into the conservation fund and credited to the DNR appropriation for the payment of fees to the registers of deeds.
Who's behind it
13 representatives are its . 11 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Mike Bare · Democrat, Assembly
- Ryan Clancy · Democrat, Assembly
- Ben DeSmidt · Democrat, Assembly
- Tara Johnson · Democrat, Assembly
- Darrin Madison · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Christian Phelps · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Roe · Democrat, Assembly
- Angela Stroud · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim · Democrat, Senate
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Sarah Keyeski · Democrat, Senate
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Joe Sheehan · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jamie Wall · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 9, 2026 to Feb 20, 2026
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jan 5, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 18, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Dec 3, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.
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Dec 3, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 3, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Bare, Clancy, DeSmidt, Madison, Melotik, Miresse, Phelps, Roe, Stroud, Johnson, Palmeri and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Wall, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Keyeski and Ratcliff
- Dec 3, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- Dec 18, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
- Jan 5, 2026 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 9, 2026 · Assembly
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- Feb 20, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Sheehan added as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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