Bills by subject

Forestry

50 bills and resolutions. 12 became law, 2 were vetoed, and 11 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

SB 7 Prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this state.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 525 Removal of vegetation obstructing outdoor advertising signs.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 30 Prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this state.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Mar 23, 2026
AB 50 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Mar 23, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 16

Mar 23, 2026
AB 30: Prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this state.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 181: County forest administration grant eligibility.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 218: Limitations on ownership of real property in this state by foreign persons. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 416: A grant for modernization of a dam in the village of Rothschild. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 521: Removal of vegetation obstructing outdoor advertising signs.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 707: Managed forest land recording fees. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 879: Grants for planting trees to address urban heat islands, eligible recipients for urban forestry grants, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
SB 7: Prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this state.
Vetoed by the governor.
May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.

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Dec 10, 2025
SB 158: County forest administration grant eligibility.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 219: Limitations on ownership of real property in this state by foreign persons. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Dec 10, 2025
SB 421: A grant for modernization of a dam in the village of Rothschild. (FE)
Became law.
May 13, 2026
SB 525: Removal of vegetation obstructing outdoor advertising signs.
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 698: Managed forest land recording fees. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 867: Grants for planting trees to address urban heat islands, eligible recipients for urban forestry grants, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 11

Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 278: A sales and use tax exemption for extended-range electric vehicles; a property tax exemption for tangible personal property used to recharge electric vehicles; the motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program and payments to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation related to extended-range electric vehicles; a property and sales and use tax exemption for certain machinery and tangible personal property used to conduct research; and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 360: An income and franchise tax credit for lumber manufacturing facility investments and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 388: Overweight permits for vehicles transporting raw forest products.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 402: Creating forest enterprise areas; the creation of a managed forest land board of review; review of certain decisions of the Department of Natural Resources regarding forestry practices on managed forest land; annual allowable timber harvests; management plans for large ownerships of managed forest land and for group enrollments; designation of additional managed forest land; leasing of managed forest land; the taxation of managed forest land; granting rule-making authority; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 12, 2012
AJR 76: Commending the Department of Natural Resources-Division of Forestry and their emergency response personnel.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2012
AJR 82: Renaming the decorated tree on display in the capitol rotunda during the Christmas season as the State of Wisconsin Christmas Tree.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 27: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 126: The due date for payment of yield taxes on merchantable timber cut on damaged managed forest land and the assessment of payments per acre for damaged managed forest land.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 161: Creating forest enterprise areas; the creation of a managed forest land board of review; review of certain decisions of the Department of Natural Resources regarding forestry practices on managed forest land; annual allowable timber harvests; management plans for large ownerships of managed forest land and for group enrollments; designation of additional managed forest land; leasing of managed forest land; the taxation of managed forest land; granting rule-making authority; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.

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Mar 1, 2012
SB 322: Overweight permits for vehicles transporting raw forest products.
Became law.

2009–10 session: 23

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Dates are each bill's latest recorded action. Every subject