---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: eliminating the land recycling loan program. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: eliminating the land recycling loan program. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 13"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 13 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ballweg", "Cowles", "Marklein", "Nass", "Smith"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-27T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb03936c-0268-4143-95f5-477882b145b2"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb13"
source_hash: "8c55ed87f0ce225603b88af580322acc9b33f96deed68dc09d902f94f218f739"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin SB 13 (2023) — Relating to: eliminating the land recycling loan program. (FE)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/SB13)
2. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/SB13-SA1)

## Votes

- Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ballweg — primary (person)
- Cowles — primary (person)
- Marklein — primary (person)
- Nass — primary (person)
- Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-27T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators Cowles, Ballweg, Marklein, Nass and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, O'Connor, Armstrong, Kitchens, Mursau and Spiros `introduction`
- **2023-01-27T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2023-02-21T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2023-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cowles
- **2023-03-15T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2023-03-20T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 3-22-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2023-03-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-22T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-22T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2023-03-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-22T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-03-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate `receipt`
- **2023-04-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 4-18-2023 by Committee on Rules
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in `receipt`
- **2023-04-21T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 5-4-2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 5-8-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 6 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-09T05:00:00+00:00** Published 5-9-2023 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb03936c-0268-4143-95f5-477882b145b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).