Assembly Bill 264
The use of golf carts in Governor Tommy G. Thompson Centennial State Park and Peshtigo River State Forest and granting rule-making authority
Topics: Forestry, Natural Resources, Department of: Recreation and boating, Recreation, State park, Thompson, Tommy G.
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
May 8, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to permit the use of golf carts in Governor Tommy G. Thompson Centennial State Park and the Peshtigo River State Forest by persons age 16 and over. Under the bill, DNR must promulgate rules that limit the use of the golf carts to at least the same hours and in at least the same places as golf carts were used in those areas before the state purchased the properties.
Who's behind it
4 representatives are its . 3 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Phil Montgomery · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Tom Nelson · Democrat, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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May 8, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties.
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May 8, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 8, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Montgomery, Nelson and Nygren;Cosponsored by Senators Holperin and Hansen
- May 8, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor