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AB635 • 2025

notifying counties and tribes of an exceedance of groundwater protection standards or standards for PFAS

notifying counties and tribes of an exceedance of groundwater protection standards or standards for PFAS

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representatives Billings, Novak, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Behnke, Clancy, Cruz, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Donovan, Doyle, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Gundrum, Haywood, Hysell, Joers, Kaufert, Kirsch, Kitchens, Kreibich, Madison, Mayadev, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Neylon, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Tucker, Udell and Vining, cosponsored by Senators James, Jacque and Wanggaard
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
A - Environment
Effective date
Not listed

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notifying counties and tribes of an exceedance of groundwater protection standards or standards for PFAS

notifying counties and tribes of an exceedance of groundwater protection standards or standards for PFAS Status: A - Environment

What This Bill Does

  • notifying counties and tribes of an exceedance of groundwater protection standards or standards for PFAS Status: A - Environment

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Asm.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-02-17 Asm.

    Representative Hong added as a coauthor

  3. 2026-02-11 Asm.

    Representative McCarville added as a coauthor

  4. 2026-02-09 Asm.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  5. 2026-01-21 Asm.

    Representative McGuire added as a coauthor

  6. 2026-01-16 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Billings

  7. 2026-01-09 Asm.

    LRB correction

  8. 2026-01-08 Asm.

    Public hearing held

  9. 2026-01-07 Asm.

    Representatives B. Jacobson and Franklin added as coauthors

  10. 2026-01-06 Asm.

    Representative Phelps added as a coauthor

  11. 2026-01-06 Asm.

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  12. 2025-12-29 Asm.

    Fiscal estimate received

  13. 2025-12-05 Asm.

    Representatives Brown and Spaude added as coauthors

  14. 2025-12-03 Asm.

    Senators Dassler-Alfheim and Wirch added as cosponsors

  15. 2025-12-02 Asm.

    Senator Larson added as a cosponsor

  16. 2025-11-24 Asm.

    Senator Hesselbein added as a cosponsor

  17. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Senators Pfaff , Wall , Spreitzer and Smith added as cosponsors

  18. 2025-11-18 Asm.

    Senators Keyeski and Habush Sinykin added as cosponsors

  19. 2025-11-13 Asm.

    Representative Andraca added as a coauthor

  20. 2025-11-11 Asm.

    Representative Johnson added as a coauthor

  21. 2025-11-07 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Billings , Novak , Anderson , Arney , Bare , Behnke , Clancy , Cruz , DeSanto , DeSmidt , Donovan , Doyle , Emerson , Fitzgerald , Goodwin , Gundrum , Haywood , Hysell , Joers , Kaufert , Kirsch , Kitchens , Kreibich , Madison , Mayadev , Melotik , Miresse , Moore Omokunde , Mursau , Neylon , Ortiz-Velez , Palmeri , Rivera-Wagner , Roe , Sheehan , Sinicki , Snodgrass , Snyder , Stroud , Stubbs , Subeck , Tenorio , Tucker , Udell and Vining ; cosponsored by Senators James , Jacque and Wanggaard

  22. 2025-11-07 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment

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notifying counties and tribes of an exceedance of groundwater protection standards or standards for PFAS
Status: A - Environment

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 635
November 7, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives
Billings
,
Novak
,
Anderson
,
Arney
,
Bare
,
Behnke
,
Clancy
,
Cruz
,
DeSanto
,
DeSmidt
,
Donovan
,
Doyle
,
Emerson
,
Fitzgerald
,
Goodwin
,
Gundrum
,
Haywood
,
Hysell
,
Joers
,
Kaufert
,
Kirsch
,
Kitchens
,
Kreibich
,
Madison
,
Mayadev
,
Melotik
,
Miresse
,
Moore Omokunde
,
Mursau
,
Neylon
,
Ortiz-Velez
,
Palmeri
,
Rivera-Wagner
,
Roe
,
Sheehan
,
Sinicki
,
Snodgrass
,
Snyder
,
Stroud
,
Stubbs
,
Subeck
,
Tenorio
,
Tucker
,
Udell
and
Vining
, cosponsored by Senators
James
,
Jacque
and
Wanggaard
. Referred to Committee on Environment.
AB635,1,3
1
An Act

to create
283.90 of the statutes;
relating to:
notifying counties and
2
tribes of an exceedance of groundwater protection standards or standards for
3
PFAS.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under this bill, if the Department of Natural Resources finds that there has been an exceedance of groundwater standards or of any standard for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance (commonly known as PFAS) in a proposed or promulgated DNR rule, DNR must notify the county health department, tribal health department, and county land and conservation department in the affected county. DNR must also notify the county health department, tribal health department, and county land and conservation department in any adjacent county that DNR determines may be negatively affected by the exceedance. The bill requires DNR to provide these notices within seven business days after verifying that an exceedance has occurred. The bill also requires DNR to create and maintain a notification system for notifying county health departments, tribal health departments, and county land and conservation departments of the types of exceedances that trigger the notice requirement.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB635,1
1
Section

1
.
283.90 of the statutes is created to read:
AB635,2,12
2
283.90

Notification of exceedances.

(1)
Whenever on the basis of any
3
information available to it the department finds that there has been a exceedance of
4
any groundwater protection standards under ch. 160 or of any standard for PFAS,
5
as defined in s. 299.48 (1) (b), in a proposed or promulgated rule of the department,
6
the department shall notify the county health department, tribal health
7
department, and county land and conservation department in the affected county
8
and the county health department, tribal health department, and county land and
9
conservation department in any adjacent county that the department determines
10
may be negatively affected as a result of the exceedance.

The department shall
11
provide notice within 7 business days after verifying that an exceedance has
12
occurred. The notice is subject to public inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1).
AB635,2,15
13
(2)
The department shall create and maintain a notification system for
14
notifying county health departments, tribal health departments, and county land
15
and conservation departments of the exceedances described in this section.
AB635,2,17
16
(3)
The department may establish procedures for providing notice under this
17
section.
AB635,2
18
Section

2
. Effective date.
AB635,2,20
19
(
1
)

This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after
20
publication.
AB635,2,21
21
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