Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 17 R cosponsors

AB 130 — Relating to: exempting certain persons from PFAS enforcement actions under the spills law. (FE)

Last action — Published 4-7-2026

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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced March 13, 2025. It awaits signature.

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 22 sponsors

    1 primary, 21 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (17 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to create 292.11 (9) (g) of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

69 added · 67 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the updated version of Assembly Bill 130, a new provision has been added that exempts certain individuals from enforcement actions related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the state's "spills law." This change is significant because it could impact how hazardous substance discharges are managed and who is liable for environmental restoration efforts. The bill also includes substantial funding allocations for various PFAS-related programs, including a community grant program, which is aimed at improving local responses to PFAS contamination. Overall, these amendments address both accountability for environmental spills and the financial resources available to tackle PFAS issues.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBs0498/1 ZDW:wlj&emw ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 130 February 19, 2026 - Offered by Representative URSAU .
- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-2173/1 MCP:skw/wlj/emw ASSEMBLY BILL 130 March 13, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives M URSAU , S WEARINGEN , ARMSTRONG , BEHNKE , FRANKLIN , GREEN , GUNDRUM , B.
A N A CT to amend 20.370 (4) (mw) of the statutes;
ACOBSON , KNODL, M AXEY, MURPHY , NOVAK , O'CONNOR , PIROS, STEFFEN , TUCKER and T USLER, cosponsored by Senators W IMBERGER , CABRAL -GUEVARA , FELZKOWSKI , NASS and TOMCZYK .
Referred to Committee on Environment.
A N A CT to create 292.11 (9) (g) of the statutes;
Department of Natural Resources PFAS program funding and making an appropriation.
exempting certain persons from PFAS enforcement actions under the spills law.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill appropriates a total of $132,282,956 from the segregated PFAS fund to the Department of Natural Resources for the following purposes:
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law provisions known as the “spills law,” a person that possesses or controls a hazardous substance or that causes the discharge of a hazardous substance must notify the Department of Natural Resources immediately, restore the environment to the extent practicable, and minimize the harmful effects from the discharge.
$1,619,456 for general operations related to PFAS within DNR’s fish, wildlife, and parks program;
If action is not being adequately taken, or the identity of the person responsible for the discharge is unknown, DNR may take emergency action to contain or remove the hazardous substance;
$79,522,500 for a new PFAS community grant program;
the person that possessed or controlled the hazardous substance that was discharged or that caused the discharge of the hazardous substance must then reimburse DNR for expenses DNR incurred in taking such emergency actions.
$5,250,000 for a new airport PFAS grant program;
The spills law allows DNR to enter property to take emergency action if entry is necessary to prevent increased environmental damages, and to inspect any record relating to a hazardous substance for the purpose of determining compliance with the spills law.
$35,000,000 for the well compensation grant program;
DNR may also require that preventive measures be taken by any person possessing or having control over a hazardous substance if existing control measures are inadequate to prevent discharges.
and $10,891,000 for required activities relating to PFAS for which funding is not otherwise provided.
The bill exempts the following persons from all of these provisions under the spills law, if the person grants DNR permission to remediate the land at DNR’s expense:
The bill also appropriates a total of $1,310,400 from the general fund to existing DNR appropriations for the following purposes:
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2173/1 MCP:skw/wlj/emw ASSEMBLY BILL 130 S ECTION 1 1.
$118,900 for general program operations relating to conservation, the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway, and management of the state’s fishery resources and the trapper education program;
A person that spread biosolids or wastewater residuals contaminated by PFAS in compliance with any applicable license or permit.
$929,900 for the management and protection of the state’s water resources and for environmental quality and environmental management purposes;
2.
and $261,600 for communications, customer services, aids - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRBs0498/1 ZDW:wlj&emw SECTION 1 administration, watershed management, and environmental analysis and sustainability.
A person that owns land upon which biosolids or wastewater residuals contaminated by PFAS were spread in compliance with any applicable license or permit.
3.
A fire department, public-use airport, or municipality that responded to emergencies that required the use of PFAS or that conducted training for such emergencies in compliance with applicable federal regulations.
4.
A solid waste disposal facility that accepted PFAS.
5.
A person that owns, leases, manages, or contracts for property on which the PFAS contamination did not originate, unless the person also owns, leases, manages, or contracts for the property on which the PFAS discharge originated.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
S ECTION 1.
SECTION 1.
20.370 (4) (mw) of the statutes is amended to read:
292.11 (9) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
20.370 (4) (mw) General program operations - PFAS.
292.11 (9) (g) 1.
From the PFAS fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for addressing and preventing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in this state activities required under 2025 Wisconsin Act ....
In this paragraph, “PFAS” means any perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.
(2025 Senate Bill 128/Assembly Bill 131) for which moneys are not otherwise appropriated.
2.
S ECTION 2.
All of the following persons are exempt from subs.
Nonstatutory provisions.
(3), (4), and (7) (b) and (c) with respect to PFAS contamination if the person grants permission to the department to remediate the land at the department’s expense:
(1) If neither 2025 Senate Bill 128 nor 2025 Assembly Bill 131 is enacted in the 2025-26 legislative session, then this act is void.
a.
S ECTION 3.
A person that spread biosolids or wastewater residuals contaminated by PFAS in compliance with any applicable license or permit.
Fiscal changes.
b.
(1) In the schedule under s.
A person that owns land upon which biosolids or wastewater residuals contaminated by PFAS were spread in compliance with any applicable license or permit.
20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under s.
c.
20.370 (1) (ma), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026- 27 is increased by $118,900 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.
A fire department, public-use airport, as defined in s.
(2) In the schedule under s.
114.002 (18m), or municipality that responded to an emergency that required the use of PFAS or that - 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-2173/1 MCP:skw/wlj/emw ASSEMBLY BILL 130 S ECTION 1 conducted training for such an emergency in compliance with applicable federal regulations.
20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under s.
d.
20.370 (1) (mw), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $1,619,456 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.
A solid waste disposal facility that accepted PFAS.
(3) In the schedule under s.
e.
20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under s.
A person that owns, leases, manages, or contracts for property on which the PFAS contamination did not originate, unless the person also owns, leases, manages, or contracts for the property on which the PFAS discharge originated.
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20.370 (4) (ma), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026- 27 is increased by $929,900 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.
- 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRBs0498/1 ZDW:wlj&emw SECTION 3 (4) In the schedule under s.
20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under s.
20.370 (4) (mw), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $10,413,000 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $478,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.
(5) In the schedule under s.
20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under s.
20.370 (6) (es), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025- 26 is increased by $79,522,500 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.
(6) In the schedule under s.
20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under s.
20.370 (6) (et), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025- 26 is increased by $5,250,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.
(7) In the schedule under s.
20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under s.
20.370 (6) (eu), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025- 26 is increased by $35,000,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.
(8) In the schedule under s.
20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under s.
20.370 (9) (ma), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026- 27 is increased by $261,600 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.
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Action History

  1. Published 4-7-2026

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 4-6-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 200

  3. Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor

  4. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026

  6. Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor

  7. Representative Neubauer added as a coauthor

  8. Received from Senate concurred in

  9. Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  11. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  12. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  13. Ordered to a third reading

  14. Read a second time

  15. Senators Dassler-Alfheim and Carpenter added as cosponsors

  16. Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

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

  18. Available for scheduling

  19. Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  20. Executive action taken

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

  22. Available for scheduling

  23. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  24. Executive action taken

  25. Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs

  26. Received from Assembly

  27. Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 93, Noes 0

  29. Rules suspended

  30. Ordered to a third reading

  31. Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

  32. Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Mursau

  33. Representatives Miresse and Brown added as coauthors

  34. Read a second time

  35. Made a special order of business at 11:05 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  36. Referred to committee on Rules

  37. Report passage recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 4, Noes 2

  38. Executive action taken

  39. LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)

  40. Public hearing held

  41. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Mursau

  42. Fiscal estimate received

  43. Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor

  44. Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment

  45. Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Swearingen, Armstrong, Behnke, Franklin, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Novak, O'Connor, Spiros, Steffen, Tucker and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Nass and Tomczyk

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1 sponsors · 21 co-sponsors · 110 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (21)

Not signed on (110)

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Votes

Read a third time and concurred in

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18000
Democrat 12000
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 33000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Yea
DASSLER-ALFHEI — Yea
HABUSH SINYKIN — Yea
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Yea
Drake, Dora Democrat Yea
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Yea
Keyeski, Sarah Democrat Yea
Larson, Chris Democrat Yea
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Yea
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Yea
Roys, Kelda Democrat Yea
Smith, Jeff Democrat Yea
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Yea
Wall, Jamie Democrat Yea
Wirch, Robert Democrat Yea
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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Read a third time and passed

Passed 93 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 52001
Democrat 39004
Unaffiliated 2001
Total 93006
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Not Voting
MOORE OMOKUNDE — Yea
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Yea
Andraca, Deb Democrat Yea
Arney, Margaret Democrat Yea
Bare, Mike Democrat Yea
Billings, Jill Democrat Yea
Brown, Brienne Democrat Yea
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Yea
Cruz, Angelina Democrat Yea
DeSanto, Karen Democrat Yea
DeSmidt, Ben Democrat Yea
Doyle, Steve Democrat Yea
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Yea
Fitzgerald, Joan Democrat Yea
Goodwin, Russell Democrat Yea
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Yea
Hong, Francesca Democrat Yea
Hysell, Andrew Democrat Yea
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Yea
Joers, Alex Democrat Yea
Kirsch, Karen Democrat Yea
Madison, Darrin Democrat Yea
Mayadev, Renuka Democrat Yea
McCarville, Maureen Democrat Yea
McGuire, Tip Democrat Yea
Miresse, Vincent Democrat Yea
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Yea
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Yea
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Yea
Phelps, Christian Democrat Yea
Prado, Priscilla Democrat Not Voting
Rivera-Wagner, Amaad Democrat Not Voting
Roe, Ann Democrat Yea
Sheehan, Joe Democrat Not Voting
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Yea
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Yea
Spaude, Ryan Democrat Yea
Stroud, Angela Democrat Not Voting
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Yea
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Yea
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Yea
Tenorio, Angelito Democrat Yea
Udell, Randy Democrat Yea
Vining, Robyn Democrat Yea
Allen, Scott Republican Not Voting
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brill, Lindee Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Franklin, Benjamin Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Jacobson, Brent Republican Yea
Kaufert, Dean Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Kreibich, Rob Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Piwowarczyk, Jim Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tucker, Duke Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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What does AB 130 do?
An Act to create 292.11 (9) (g) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 130?
AB 130 is sponsored by Wimberger, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Nass, Tomczyk, Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Swearingen, Rob (Republican), Armstrong, David (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Franklin, Benjamin (Republican), Green, Chanz (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Jacobson, Brent (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Maxey, Dave (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), Novak, Todd (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Spiros, John (Republican), Steffen, David (Republican), Tucker, Duke (Republican), and Tusler, Ron (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 130?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced March 13, 2025. It awaits signature.
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