Assembly Bill 308
Authorizing a town to prohibit mixed martial arts fighting contests
Topics: Athletics, Town: Laws
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 6, 2011
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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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Safety and Professional Services has the sole direction, management, and control of, and jurisdiction over, all amateur and professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighting contests.
MMA fighting is defined as a style of fighting that does not include fighting in which the contestants in a match use the same single form of martial arts, even if the match is part of an event comprising more than one such match and not all the matches in the event use the same single form of martial arts. MMA fighting is also defined as something which does not include a martial arts match in which the rules prohibit a contestant from striking an opponent's head with the intent to cause unconsciousness or inflict damage.
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Under this bill, a town is authorized to enact and enforce an ordinance prohibiting a person from participating in, operating, maintaining, attending, or promoting an amateur or professional MMA fighting contest.
Who's behind it
Pat Strachota, a Republican, is its .
1 more lawmaker .
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Author (1)
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 19, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 17, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 6, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs.
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Oct 6, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 6, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Strachota and Honadel;Cosponsored by Senator Grothman
- Oct 6, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs
- Oct 17, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly
Representative Honadel withdrawn as a coauthor
- Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2012 · 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate