Assembly Bill 397
Shining wild animals
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 1, 2013
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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, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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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Author
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Signed on in support
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law generally prohibits a person from using, or possessing with intent to use, a light for shining wild animals while hunting or while in possession of a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow. Current law also generally prohibits a person from using, or possessing with intent to use, a light for shining wild animals between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. from September 15 to December 31. One exception to these prohibitions is that a person may possess a handheld flashlight or use a handheld flashlight at the point of kill while hunting on foot for wolves or for raccoons, foxes, coyotes, or other unprotected animals during the open season for the animals hunted.
This bill specifies that a person may also possess or use at the point of kill a battery operated light designed to be affixed to clothing or a part of the body or mounted to the scope of a firearm while hunting on foot for wolves or for raccoons, foxes, coyotes, or other unprotected animals during the open season for the animals hunted.
Who's behind it
5 lawmakers are its . 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 1, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage.
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Oct 1, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 1, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Strachota, Born, Nass, Ripp and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Grothman, Moulton and L. Taylor
- Oct 1, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage
- Apr 8, 2014 · 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
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