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AB131 • 2025
programs and requirements to address PFAS
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
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Report approved by the Governor on 4-6-2026. 2026 Wisconsin Act 201
Published 4-7-2026
Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
LRB correction ( Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 )
Report correctly enrolled on 3-27-2026
Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor
Representative Neubauer added as a coauthor
Received from Senate concurred in
Senators Dassler-Alfheim , Carpenter and Smith added as cosponsors
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and concurred in
Ordered immediately messaged
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization , pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m) , Ayes 3, Noes 2
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Executive action taken
Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 12, Noes 0
Available for scheduling
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs , Ayes 5, Noes 0
Available for scheduling
Executive action taken
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs
Received from Assembly
Read a second time
Representatives Billings , Miresse and Brown added as coauthors
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Mursau
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 93, Noes 0
Ordered immediately messaged
Executive action taken
Report passage recommended by Committee on Environment , Ayes 4, Noes 2
Referred to committee on Rules
Made a special order of business at 11:06 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
Public hearing held
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Mursau
Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor
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
Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment
programs and requirements to address PFAS Status: A - Enacted into Law