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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Bill 176

Minimum harvesting requirements for commercial fishing in the Great Lakes

Topics: Fish and fishing: Commercial, Fish and fishing: License, Lakes, Natural Resources, Department of: Hunting and fishing

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 3, 2012. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jun 13, 2011

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jan 26, 2012

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Mar 6, 2012

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2011 Wisconsin Act 177

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 5, 2012: “Published 4-16-2012”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources may promulgate rules establishing qualifications for persons applying for commercial fishing licenses for fishing in the Great Lakes. These rules include a requirement that, in order to qualify for a license, an applicant must have harvested in the previous license year at least a certain amount of fish. This bill prohibits minimum harvesting requirements.

Who's behind it

4 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 4 are Republicans.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

See all 5 names

Authors (4)

Signed on in support (1)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Natural Resources vote to recommend it

Passed, 12 to 0 · Nov 7, 2011

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 2 · Mar 1, 2012

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by committee on Natural Resources and Environment, Ayes 5, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 5, 2012

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 5, 2012

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 3, 2012

    The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 177.

  3. Mar 30, 2012

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 6, 2012

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Mar 5, 2012

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  6. Mar 1, 2012

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 2.

  7. Jan 31, 2012

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

  8. Jan 27, 2012

    The Senate received it.

  9. Jan 26, 2012

    The Assembly passed it.

  10. Nov 7, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Nov 7, 2011

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.

  12. Sep 14, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Jun 16, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  14. Jun 13, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.

  15. Jun 13, 2011

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jun 13, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Bies, Jacque, Kaufert and Van Roy;Cosponsored by Senator Lasee

  2. Jun 13, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources

  3. Jun 16, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Sep 14, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Nov 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  7. Nov 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Jan 24, 2012 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-26-2012 by committee on Rules

  9. Jan 26, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  10. Jan 26, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Jan 26, 2012 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. Jan 26, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Jan 26, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Jan 27, 2012 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Jan 31, 2012 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Environment

  16. Mar 1, 2012 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  17. Mar 1, 2012 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Natural Resources and Environment, Ayes 5, Noes 2

  18. Mar 1, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  19. Mar 5, 2012 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  20. Mar 5, 2012 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-6-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Read a second time

  22. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  24. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  27. Mar 29, 2012 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  28. Mar 30, 2012 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-30-2012

  29. Apr 3, 2012 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 177

  30. Apr 5, 2012 · Assembly

    Published 4-16-2012

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Signed on in support

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Cost estimate

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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

Roll call

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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

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Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary