Assembly Bill 589
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to collect voluntary contributions in addition to fees charged for certain approvals, authorizing the voluntary contributions to be paid to the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, and making an appropriation
Topics: Natural Resources, Department of: Hunting and fishing, Natural Resources, Department of: Recreation and boating, Natural resource
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 20, 2012
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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Committee
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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
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
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 would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill authorizes an applicant for certain authorizations issued by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), including hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses and permits; snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, and boat registrations; and state park vehicle admission receipts (approvals), to make a voluntary contribution of at least $2 in addition to the fees charges for these approvals. The bill requires that all of these voluntary contributions be collected by DNR and paid, at least annually, to the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin (foundation) to be used by the foundation to establish an endowment program to support habitat management activities on land owned or managed by this state. The bill also requires DNR to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the foundation with regard to the payments made to the foundation. The bill requires the memorandum of agreement to include a description of the types of activities that the foundation will support under the endowment program, the manner in which the endowment program funds will be managed, and, if the foundation will make grants under the endowment program, the methods that will be used to award the grants.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . 9 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Roger Rivard · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Natural Resources vote to recommend it
Passed, 16 to 0 · Mar 9, 2012
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 16, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 9, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Mar 9, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 16 to 0.
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Mar 1, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 22, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 20, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.
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Feb 20, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 20, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Petryk, Endsley, Marklein, Clark, Jacque, Molepske Jr, Mursau, Rivard, Spanbauer, Tranel and Steineke;Cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Holperin, Hansen and Cowles
- Feb 20, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources
- Feb 22, 2012 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 1, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 7, 2012 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Mar 9, 2012 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 16, Noes 0
- Mar 9, 2012 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote