Assembly Bill 521
Use of motor vehicles on the beds of navigable waters
Topics: Fish and fishing, Motor vehicle, Waterways and water power, Weeds
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
Oct 27, 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 Natural Resources. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the operation of motor vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles, is prohibited in or on a navigable body of water or on the exposed bed of a body of water. Exceptions to this prohibition include operating a motor vehicle on a frozen body of water, while crossing a stream, or in conjunction with an agricultural activity. This bill creates an additional exception which authorizes a motor vehicle's use in order to destroy or prevent the spread of aquatic or terrestrial invasive species.
Who's behind it
5 representatives are its . All 5 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (5)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 27, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.
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Oct 27, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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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