Senate Bill 599
Retention of environmental repair fees by certain municipal solid waste facilities. (FE)
Topics: Natural Resources, Department of: Environmental protection, Solid waste management
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. 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
Oct 30, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly 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 ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 605. That version became law.
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Committee
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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
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Author
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a generator of solid waste must pay an environmental repair fee for each ton of solid waste that is disposed of at a licensed solid waste disposal facility. The owner or operator of a licensed solid waste disposal facility must collect environmental repair fees and pay the collected amounts to the Department of Natural Resources.
Under current law, DNR administers the Clean Water Fund Program (CWFP), which provides financial assistance to municipalities for projects to control water pollution. One type of financial assistance under the CWFP is making loans at or below the market rate interest.
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Under this bill, if the owner or operator of a municipal solid waste facility receives a CWFP loan for waste water treatment infrastructure, the owner or operator may retain, of the environmental repair fees it collects, an amount equal to the total principal and interest owed on the loan while the loan is in repayment.
Who's behind it
Cory Tomczyk, a Republican, is its .
8 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (8)
- Brent Jacobson · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Brienne Brown · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
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 Transportation and Local Government vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 13, 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 Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it
Passed, 14 to 0 · Feb 3, 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 Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 3, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 0.
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Jan 29, 2026
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Jan 26, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 13, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Nov 19, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 19, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 30, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
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Oct 30, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 30, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives B. Jacobson, Miresse, Behnke, Knodl, O'Connor, Penterman, Tittl and Brown
- Oct 30, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
- Nov 19, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 19, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
- Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
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.
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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote