Wisconsin Senate Bill 161 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Failed on March 23 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to repeal 77.81 (5); to renumber and amend 77.82 (4) and 77.86 (1); to amend 77.82 (4) (title), 77.82 (4g) (title), 77.82 (4g) (a), 77.82 (4g) (b), 77.82 (8), 77.83 (4) (b), 77.84 (2) (am), 77.84 (2) (bm), 77.86 (3), 77.86 (5) (a), 77.88 (5) (a) 1. and 2. and (b) 1. and 2. and 77.89 (2) (b); to repeal and recreate 77.83 (2) (am); and to create 15.345 (7), 20.370 (1) (cw), 77.81 (5m), 77.81 (7), 77.82 (3e), 77.82 (3m), 77.82 (3r), 77.82 (4) (b), 77.84 (2) (d) and (e), 77.86 (1g), 77.865, 77.89 (2) (c) and 77.896 of the statutes; relating to: 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. (FE)

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. (FE)

House Joint Legislative Council Committee

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-23	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2012-03-09	Senate	Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Moulton
2012-02-24	Senate	Available for scheduling
2012-02-24	Senate	Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0
2012-02-24	Senate	Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0
2012-02-24	Senate	Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0
2012-02-23	Senate	Executive action taken
2012-02-09	Senate	Public hearing held
2012-02-06	Senate	Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Schultz
2011-12-27	Senate	Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Schultz
2011-12-19	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2011-12-07	Senate	LRB correction
2011-09-28	Senate	LRB correction
2011-09-27	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2011-09-26	Senate	LRB correction
2011-08-05	Senate	Withdrawn from committee on Natural Resources and Environment and rereferred to committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education, pursuant to Senate Rule 46 (2)(c)
2011-08-03	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Environment
2011-08-03	Senate	Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb161
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2011/REG/SB161.pdf