Assembly Bill 473
Transfer of Class A bear licenses to persons awarded the Purple Heart or serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces
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
Nov 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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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issues two types of bear hunting licenses. The Class A bear license allows the license holder to shoot and kill bear. The Class B bear license allows the license holder to assist a Class A bear license holder in pursuing bear, to bait bear, and to train dogs to pursue bear, but, except under very limited circumstances, it does not allow the license holder to actually shoot or kill bear. DNR administers a cumulative preference system for issuing Class A bear licenses if the number of applicants for the licenses exceeds the number of licenses available. The more preference points an applicant has, the higher the priority he or she is given in the issuance of the Class A bear license.
This bill allows a person who is issued a Class A bear license to transfer that license to a person who was awarded a Purple Heart or to a person who is serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces (service member). The bill provides that a Purple Heart recipient or service member may be the transferee of a Class A bear license only once during his or her lifetime. The transfer of a license to a Purple Heart recipient or service member does not affect the number of preference points the transferee may have previously acquired under the cumulative preference system.
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The bill allows both residents and nonresidents to transfer Class A bear licenses and allows both residents and nonresident to be the transferees. No fee in addition to the original fee paid by the transferor of the license is required except that, if a resident transfers a license to a nonresident, the resident must pay a fee equal to the difference between the fees for the nonresident and resident license. There is no rebate of the fee if a nonresident transfers a license to a resident.
Who's behind it
15 lawmakers are its . 12 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (15)
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Chad Weininger · Republican, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 1, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage.
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Nov 1, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Nov 1, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Jacque, Weininger, Born, Hebl, Kahl, Kleefisch, T. Larson, Marklein, Murphy, Murtha, Petryk, Pridemore, Spiros, Tittl and Wright; cosponsored by Senators Grothman, Lassa and Shilling
- Nov 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