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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 311

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creating a sporting recruitment and retention council, programs to encourage recruitment of hunters and trappers, restrictions on expenditures under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship program, reduced fees for certain first-time hunting and trapping approvals, high school credit under and administration of the hunter and trapper education programs, waiving fishing license requirements for a weekend ice fishing event, and sturgeon spearing license age requirements.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) administers

the laws regulating hunting, fishing, and trapping. This bill makes various changes

to those laws.

Fees

Current law requires, with certain exceptions, a person to obtain a license,

permit, or other approval (approval) from DNR in order to hunt or trap wild animals

or to fish. The fees for these approvals vary depending on the type of animal for which

hunting or trapping is authorized under the approval, the age of the applicant for the

approval, and whether the approval is issued to a resident of this state or to a

nonresident. Generally, fees for nonresident approvals are higher than fees for

resident approvals. The fees for fishing approvals also vary based on similar factors.

This bill requires DNR to charge a reduced fee for certain hunting approvals,

including small game, deer, and wild turkey licenses, issued to persons who have not

received that type of approval in any of the ten years preceding the date on which the

application for the approval is made. For these approvals issued to residents of this

state, the bill requires DNR to charge a reduced fee of $4.25 and for these approvals

issued to nonresidents, the bill requires DNR to charge a reduced fee of one-half of

the fee that would otherwise apply for the approval.

Hunter and trapper education

Current law requires DNR to establish a hunter education program, a bow

hunter education program, and a trapper education program and to issue a

certificate of accomplishment to a person who successfully completes the course of

instruction under the respective program. Generally, with certain exceptions, a

person may not obtain a hunting or trapping approval unless the person has been

issued a certificate of accomplishment by DNR under the relevant hunter education

or trapper education program. This bill requires school boards to award one-half

high school credit to a pupil who successfully completes the hunter education

program, the bow hunter education program, or the trapper education program.

This bill also requires DNR to offer an online course of instruction under the

hunter education program and under the trapper education program for persons who

are at least 18 years old. In addition, the bill provides that if the online course of

instruction under the hunter education program or the trapper education program

requires field testing or completion of a written test, DNR must make that testing

available at each DNR service center at least bimonthly for persons who take the

online course of instruction.

Hunter and trapper recruitment

This bill requires DNR to establish a program to recognize people who recruit

others as hunters and trappers. The bill requires the program to include a

component under which a person who is issued his or her first hunting or trapping

approval may designate one person as the person who encouraged the applicant to

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Bernier (R) , Bies (R) , Endsley (R) , Jacque (R) , Kaufert (R) , Kerkman (R) , Kestell (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knilans (R) , Krug (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Litjens (R) , Marklein (R) , Meyer (R) , Mursau (R) , Murtha (R) , Nass (R) , Nygren (R) , Petryk (R) , Rivard (R) , Severson (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Steineke (R) , Strachota (R) , Stroebel (R) , Suder (R) , Tiffany (R) , Tranel (R) , Williams (R)

10 cosponsors

Brooks (R) , Galloway (R) , Holperin (D) , Knodl (R) , Lasee (R) , Lazich (R) , Moulton (R) , Pridemore and Ziegelbauer , Ripp (R) , Vruwink (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 16, Noes 0

Passed 16–0 Oct 24, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 16, Noes 0

Passed 16–0 Oct 24, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Oct 26, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 85, Noes 11

Passed 85–11 Nov 1, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 84, Noes 12

Passed 84–12 Nov 1, 2011 official source full page

Aye · 84

Not voting · 2

Senate: Report introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Natural Resources and Environment, Ayes 7, Noes 0 by committee on Natural Resources and Environment

Passed 7–0 Mar 1, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 28, Noes 5

Passed 28–5 Mar 7, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 32, Noes 1

Passed 32–1 Mar 7, 2012 official source full page

Nay · 1

Full history

  1. Oct 6, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Steineke, Rivard, Suder, Bies, Bernier, Endsley, Jacque, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knilans, Krug, LeMahieu, Litjens, Marklein, Meyer, Murtha, Nass, Nygren, A. Ott, Petryk, Severson, Spanbauer, Strachota, Stroebel, Tiffany, Tranel, Williams and Mursau;Cosponsored by Senators Galloway, Moulton and Taylor

  2. Oct 6, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources

  3. Oct 6, 2011 · Assembly

    Representative Brooks added as a coauthor

  4. Oct 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Representatives Pridemore and Ziegelbauer added as coauthors

  5. Oct 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Senator Holperin added as a cosponsor

  6. Oct 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Senator Lazich added as a cosponsor

  7. Oct 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Representative Knodl added as a coauthor

  8. Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  9. Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly

    Senator Taylor withdrawn as a cosponsor

  10. Oct 12, 2011 · Assembly

    Representative Ripp added as a coauthor

  11. Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly

    Senator Lasee added as a cosponsor

  12. Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Steineke

  13. Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Mursau

  14. Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Mursau

  15. Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representatives Meyer and Strachota

  16. Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Mursau

  17. Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 5 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Clark

  18. Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 6 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Clark

  19. Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  20. Oct 24, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  21. Oct 24, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  22. Oct 24, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  23. Oct 24, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 14, Noes 2

  24. Oct 24, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 12, Noes 4

  25. Oct 24, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  26. Oct 24, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 15, Noes 1

  27. Oct 24, 2011 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 14, Noes 2

  28. Oct 24, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  29. Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  30. Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  31. Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  32. Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  33. Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  34. Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  35. Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  36. Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  37. Oct 27, 2011 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-1-2011 by committee on Rules

  38. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  39. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted

  40. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted

  41. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 85, Noes 11

  42. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Mursau

  43. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted

  44. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted

  45. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 7 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Kaufert

  46. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 7 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted

  47. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted

  48. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Representative Vruwink added as a coauthor

  49. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  50. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  51. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 84, Noes 12

  52. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  53. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  54. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

    Printed engrossed by the direction of the Senate Chief Clerk

  55. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

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

  56. Nov 18, 2011 · Senate

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)

  57. Nov 18, 2011 · Senate

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 7 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)

  58. Nov 21, 2011 · Senate

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)

  59. Nov 28, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Taylor

  60. Dec 7, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  61. Feb 28, 2012 · Senate

    Senate amendment 2 offered by Senator Risser

  62. Mar 1, 2012 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  63. Mar 1, 2012 · Senate

    Report introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Natural Resources and Environment, Ayes 7, Noes 0 by committee on Natural Resources and Environment

  64. Mar 1, 2012 · Senate

    Report concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Natural Resources and Environment, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  65. Mar 1, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  66. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-7-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  67. Mar 7, 2012 · Senate

    Read a second time

  68. Mar 7, 2012 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Risser

  69. Mar 7, 2012 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  70. Mar 7, 2012 · Senate

    Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Risser

  71. Mar 7, 2012 · Senate

    Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 28, Noes 5

  72. Mar 7, 2012 · Senate

    Senate substitute amendment 1 adopted

  73. Mar 7, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  74. Mar 7, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  75. Mar 7, 2012 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 32, Noes 1

  76. Mar 7, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  77. Mar 9, 2012 · Assembly

    Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate substitute amendment 1 adopted)

  78. Mar 9, 2012 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  79. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 9:04 A.M. on 3-14-2012 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 24

  80. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Senate substitute amendment 1 concurred in

  81. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  82. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  83. Mar 30, 2012 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-30-2012

  84. Apr 3, 2012 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 168

  85. Apr 5, 2012 · Assembly

    Published 4-16-2012