Senate Bill 387
Requiring that personal flotation devices be worn by certain underage persons in certain boats
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
Jan 19, 2012
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, each boat must have on it a personal flotation device for each person riding in or on the boat. Under this bill, a person may not operate a recreational boat that is less than 26 feet in length unless, during the time the boat is under way, every person on the boat who is 12 years old or younger is wearing a personal flotation device or is in a cabin space or below the deck.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Democrats.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Jessica King · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (9)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Radcliffe · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 20, 2012 to Feb 1, 2012
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jan 19, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.
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Jan 19, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 19, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senators King and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Spanbauer, Berceau, Jorgensen, Molepske Jr, Pope-Roberts, Radcliffe and Sinicki
- Jan 19, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Elections
- Jan 20, 2012 · Senate
Representative Bernard Schaber added as a cosponsor
- Feb 1, 2012 · Senate
Representative Clark added as a cosponsor
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
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
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