2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 131

An Act to renumber 281.58 (8e); to amend 281.61 (6) and 281.75 (7) (c) 2. a.; to create 66.0811 (4), 196.49 (7), 281.58 (8e) (bm), 281.75 (5m), 292.11 (9) (g), 292.315, 292.32 and 292.34 of the statutes; Relating to: programs and requirements to address PFAS.

Status: A - Enacted into Law

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
4/6/2026 Asm.Published 4-7-2026714
3/16/2026 Sen.Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2788
2/19/2026 Asm.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 93, Noes 0640

History

Date / House Action Journal
3/13/2025 Asm.Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Swearingen, Armstrong, Behnke, Franklin, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Maxey, Novak, O'Connor, Spiros, Steffen, Tucker and Tusler;
cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Nass and Tomczyk
63
3/13/2025 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment63
3/14/2025 Asm.Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor73
1/19/2026 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Mursau481
1/21/2026 Asm.Public hearing held 
2/18/2026 Asm.Executive action taken 
2/18/2026 Asm.Report passage recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 4, Noes 2597
2/18/2026 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules597
2/18/2026 Asm.Made a special order of business at 11:06 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14602
2/19/2026 Asm.Read a second time640
2/19/2026 Asm.Representatives Billings, Miresse and Brown added as coauthors640
2/19/2026 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Mursau640
2/19/2026 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted640
2/19/2026 Asm.Ordered to a third reading640
2/19/2026 Asm.Rules suspended640
2/19/2026 Asm.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 93, Noes 0640
2/19/2026 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged640
2/23/2026 Sen.Received from Assembly741
2/27/2026 Sen.Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs756
3/5/2026 Sen.Executive action taken 
3/6/2026 Sen.Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0770
3/6/2026 Sen.Available for scheduling 
3/10/2026 Sen.Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)774
3/11/2026 Sen.Executive action taken 
3/11/2026 Sen.Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 0777
3/11/2026 Sen.Available for scheduling 
3/16/2026 Sen.Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2788
3/16/2026 Sen.Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)789
3/17/2026 Sen.Senators Dassler-Alfheim, Carpenter and Smith added as cosponsors792
3/17/2026 Sen.Read a second time799
3/17/2026 Sen.Ordered to a third reading799
3/17/2026 Sen.Rules suspended to give bill its third reading799
3/17/2026 Sen.Read a third time and concurred in799
3/17/2026 Sen.Ordered immediately messaged813
3/18/2026 Asm.Received from Senate concurred in665
3/19/2026 Asm.Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor676
3/19/2026 Asm.Representative Neubauer added as a coauthor675
3/27/2026 Asm.LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 2)690
3/27/2026 Asm.Report correctly enrolled on 3-27-2026691
4/2/2026 Asm.Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026704
4/3/2026 Asm.Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor713
4/6/2026 Asm.Report approved by the Governor on 4-6-2026. 2026 Wisconsin Act 201714
4/6/2026 Asm.Published 4-7-2026714
 
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