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WI AB 605

enacted

Relating to: retention of environmental repair fees by certain municipal solid waste facilities. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 605 pass?

Yes. WI AB 605 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-02. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): Published 4-3-2026

What is WI AB 605 about?

WI AB 605 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: retention of environmental repair fees by certain municipal solid waste facilities. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 605?

Brown, Tittl, Penterman and 5 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 605.

Introduced
2025-10-29
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Published 4-3-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Brownprimary
  • Tittlprimary
  • Pentermanprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Miresseprimary
  • B. Jacobsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-29

    Introduced by Representatives B. Jacobson, Miresse, Behnke, Knodl, O'Connor, Penterman, Tittl and Brown; cosponsored by Senator Tomczyk

    introduction

  2. 2025-10-29

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-11-12

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  4. 2025-11-12

    Public hearing held

  5. 2026-01-07

    Executive action taken

  6. 2026-01-14

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-01-14

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-01-20

    Placed on calendar 1-22-2026 by Committee on Rules

  9. 2026-01-22

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  10. 2026-01-22

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  11. 2026-01-22

    Rules suspended

  12. 2026-01-22

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  13. 2026-01-22

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. 2026-01-22

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  15. 2026-01-26

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

  16. 2026-01-26

    Available for scheduling

  17. 2026-01-26

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  18. 2026-01-29

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-02-03

    Executive action taken

  20. 2026-02-03

    Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-02-03

    Available for scheduling

  22. 2026-02-09

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

  23. 2026-02-09

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. 2026-02-11

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  25. 2026-02-11

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  26. 2026-02-11

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  27. 2026-02-11

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  28. 2026-02-11

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. 2026-02-12

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  30. 2026-02-13

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-13-2026

    enrolled

  31. 2026-04-01

    Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026

    executive-receipt

  32. 2026-04-02

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 169

    executive-signature

  33. 2026-04-02

    Published 4-3-2026

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0

    2026-01-14 · pass · 9-0

  • Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    2026-02-03 · pass · 15-0

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

    2026-02-09 · pass · 3-2

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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