Assembly Bill 35
Culling of bass in a fishing tournament
Topics: Fish and fishing, Natural Resources, Department of: Hunting and fishing
Became law
The governor signed it on May 31, 2011. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Feb 28, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Apr 14, 2011
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 28 to 5
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2011 Wisconsin Act 24
Latest entry in the official record, Jun 7, 2011: “Published 6-13-2011”
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Wisconsin Act
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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
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law requires the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to promulgate rules to establish a program to authorize and regulate fishing tournaments. Current law specifies certain rules that DNR may promulgate for the regulation of fishing tournaments, including rules specifying the length and frequency of fishing tournaments, the species of fish that may be caught and the bag and size limits that will apply. Current statutory law also prohibits a person from possessing a type of fish in excess of the bag limit for that type of fish.
This bill specifically authorizes culling at bass fishing tournaments and exempts the culling from any applicable bag limits imposed by statute or rule.
Who's behind it
18 representatives are its . All 18 are Republicans.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (18)
- Tyler August · Republican, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Michelle Litjens · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Roger Rivard · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 4 votes on this bill. Taking a bill up right away needs two-thirds of the members, a higher bar than passing it, so that vote can draw more yeses than the final one.
Assembly Committee on Natural Resources vote on an amendment
Passed, 14 to 0 · Apr 7, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote on an amendment
Passed, 58 to 36 · Apr 14, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Assembly amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 36”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to take it up right away
Passed, 57 to 37 · Apr 14, 2011 · 2 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, I: Independent, R: Republican
Yes (57)
- Alvin Ott (R, 3)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Bill Kramer (R, 97)
- Chad Weininger (R, 4)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dan Meyer (R, 34)
- Daniel LeMahieu (R, 59)
- Dean Kaufert (R, 53)
- Dean Knudson (R, 30)
- Don Pridemore (R, 22)
- Edward Brooks (R, 50)
- Erik Severson (R, 28)
- Evan Wynn (R, 43)
- Garey Bies (R, 1)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jeff Fitzgerald (R, 39)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeffrey Stone (R, 82)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Jim Ott (R, 23)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- Joe Knilans (R, 44)
- Joel Kleefisch (R, 38)
- John Klenke (R, 88)
- John Murtha (R, 29)
- John Nygren (R, 89)
- Karl Van Roy (R, 90)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- Keith Ripp (R, 42)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Lee Nerison (R, 96)
- Mark Honadel (R, 21)
- Mary Williams (R, 87)
- Michelle Litjens (R, 56)
- Mike Endsley (R, 26)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Pat Strachota (R, 58)
- Paul F. Farrow (R, 33)
- Richard Spanbauer (R, 53)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Roger Rivard (R, 75)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Scott Suder (R, 69)
- Steve Kestell (R, 27)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Thomas Larson (R, 67)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
No (37)
- Amy Sue Vruwink (D, 70)
- Andy Jorgensen (D, 43)
- Barbara Toles (D, 17)
- Bob Ziegelbauer (I, 25)
- Brett Hulsey (D, 78)
- Chris Danou (D, 92)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Cory Mason (D, 66)
- David Cullen (D, 13)
- Donna Seidel (D, 85)
- Elizabeth Coggs (D, 10)
- Fred Clark (D, 81)
- Frederick Kessler (D, 12)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jason Fields (D, 11)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- JoCasta Zamarripa (D, 8)
- Joe Parisi (D, 48)
- John Steinbrink (D, 65)
- Jon Richards (D, 19)
- Josh Zepnick (D, 9)
- Leon Young (D, 16)
- Louis Molepske Jr. (D, 71)
- Margaret Krusick (D, 7)
- Mark Pocan (D, 78)
- Mark Radcliffe (D, 92)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Penny Bernard Schaber (D, 57)
- Peter Barca (D, 64)
- Robert Turner (D, 61)
- Sandy Pasch (D, 10)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Tamara Grigsby (D, 18)
- Terese Berceau (D, 77)
- Tony Staskunas (D, 15)
Didn't vote (2)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
Official motion: “Refused to suspend rules to read a third time, Ayes 57, Noes 37”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 28 to 5 · May 10, 2011
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (28)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dale Schultz (R, 17)
- Dan Kapanke (R, 32)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- Frank G. Lasee (R, 1)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Glenn Grothman (R, 20)
- Jim Holperin (D, 12)
- Joe Leibham (R, 9)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Julie M. Lassa (D, 24)
- Leah Vukmir (R, 5)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Mary Lazich (R, 28)
- Michael Ellis (R, 19)
- Neal Kedzie (R, 11)
- Pam Galloway (R, 29)
- Randy Hopper (R, 18)
- Rich Zipperer (R, 33)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
- Sheila Harsdorf (R, 10)
- Terry Moulton (R, 23)
- Timothy Cullen (D, 15)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (5)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Kathleen Vinehout (D, 31)
- Robert Jauch (D, 25)
- Spencer Coggs (D, 6)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 28, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Jun 7, 2011
The new law was published.
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May 31, 2011
The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 24.
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May 24, 2011
Sent to the governor.
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May 10, 2011
The Senate passed it too, 28 to 5.
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May 10, 2011
1 more senator signed on in support.
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May 10, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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May 10, 2011
The Senate received it.
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May 10, 2011
The Assembly passed it.
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Apr 14, 2011
The Assembly adopted it.
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Apr 7, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 7, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 4.
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Apr 6, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 5, 2011
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 30, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 17, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 28, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.
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Feb 28, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 28, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kleefisch, Bies, Mursau, Strachota, Rivard, Endsley, Nygren, Tranel, Ripp, Brooks, T. Larson, Kuglitsch, Thiesfeldt, Litjens, Vos, August, Pridemore, Honadel and Van Roy;Cosponsored by Senators Moulton and Lazich
- Feb 28, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources
- Mar 17, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 30, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 5, 2011 · Assembly
Representative Jacque added as a coauthor
- Apr 6, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 6, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 6, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by committee on Natural Resources
- Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 10, Noes 4
- Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 12, 2011 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 4-14-2011 by committee on Rules
- Apr 13, 2011 · Assembly
Representative Strachota withdrawn as a coauthor
- Apr 14, 2011 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Apr 14, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 adopted
- Apr 14, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 2 offered by Representatives Danou, Milroy, Clark and Molepske Jr
- Apr 14, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 36
- Apr 14, 2011 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 14, 2011 · Assembly
Refused to suspend rules to read a third time, Ayes 57, Noes 37
- Apr 28, 2011 · Assembly
LRB correction (Assembly amendment 1)
- May 10, 2011 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar of 5-11-2011 and take up
- May 10, 2011 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- May 10, 2011 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- May 10, 2011 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- May 10, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- May 10, 2011 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- May 10, 2011 · Senate
Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization and take up
- May 10, 2011 · Senate
Senator Hansen added as a cosponsor
- May 10, 2011 · Senate
Read a second time
- May 10, 2011 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- May 10, 2011 · Senate
Rules suspended
- May 10, 2011 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 28, Noes 5
- May 10, 2011 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- May 10, 2011 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- May 16, 2011 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled
- May 24, 2011 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 5-24-2011
- May 31, 2011 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 5-27-2011. 2011 Wisconsin Act 24
- Jun 7, 2011 · Assembly
Published 6-13-2011
Terms on this page
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
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote