republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2019/sb-169.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: wetland mitigation banks, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority."
description: "Relating to: wetland mitigation banks, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 169"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 169 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cowles", "Olsen", "Wanggaard", "Wirch"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-04-18T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-11-26T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/265590be-21fc-4591-a9d9-87c7038383c1"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb169"
source_hash: "d6be3c92ef12d6fd2127504e29d9b713aeb5eefbdc568d23a42c3b4ec7720f2b"
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 169 (2019) — Relating to: wetland mitigation banks, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/SB169)
2. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/SB169-SSA1-SA1)
3. **Senate Amendment 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/SB169-SSA1-SA2)
4. **Senate Substitute Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/SB169-SSA1)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Cowles — primary (person)
- Olsen — primary (person)
- Wanggaard — primary (person)
- Wirch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Cowles, Wirch and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Ohnstad, Sinicki, Kerkman and Mursau `introduction`
- **2019-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2019-06-11T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Kitchens added as a cosponsor
- **2019-08-05T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Wanggaard, Cowles and Wirch `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-08-29T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Wanggaard and Cowles `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-09-03T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-09-06T05:00:00+00:00** Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-09-06T05:00:00+00:00** Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-09-06T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-09-06T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2019-10-04T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 10-8-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Wanggaard, Cowles and Wirch `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on the foot of the 10th order of business on the calendar of 10-8-2019
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-7-2019 by Committee on Rules
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Representative McGuire added as a cosponsor
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-11-08T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in
- **2019-11-13T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled
- **2019-11-19T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 11-19-2019 by directive of the President, pursuant to Senate Rule 44m (3) `executive-receipt`
- **2019-11-26T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 11-25-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 59 `executive-signature`
- **2019-11-26T06:00:00+00:00** Published 11-26-2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/265590be-21fc-4591-a9d9-87c7038383c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).