Assembly Bill 746
Limits on liability for persons offering agricultural tourism activities
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 16, 2014. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Feb 10, 2014
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 20, 2014
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Apr 1, 2014
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2013 Wisconsin Act 269
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 16, 2014: “Published 4-17-2014”
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What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill provides immunity from civil liability to an agricultural tourism provider for the death of or injury to a participant in an agricultural tourism activity under certain circumstances. The bill defines "agricultural tourism provider" to mean a person who operates, provides, or demonstrates an agricultural tourism activity. The bill defines "agricultural tourism activity" to mean an educational or recreational activity that takes place on a farm, ranch, grove, or other place where agricultural, horticultural, or silvicultural crops are grown or farm animals or farmed fish are raised, and that allows members of the general public, whether or not for a fee, to tour, explore, observe, learn about, participate in, or be entertained by an aspect of agricultural production, harvesting, or husbandry that occurs on the farm, ranch, grove, or other place.
The bill extends liability protection to the agricultural tourism provider if the participant's death or injury occurs as a result of a risk inherent in the agricultural tourism activity and the agricultural tourism provider posts and maintains, in a clearly visible location at the entrance to the property or at the location of each agricultural tourism activity, a sign that contains a notice concerning the risk inherent in the agricultural tourism activity. The bill defines "risk inherent in an agricultural tourism activity" as a danger or condition that is an integral part of an agricultural tourism activity, including the surface or subsurface conditions of the land and the natural condition of vegetation and water on the property; the unpredictable behavior of wild, domestic, or farm animals on the property; the ordinary dangers of structures or equipment ordinarily used where agricultural, horticultural, or silvicultural crops are grown or farm animals or farmed fish are raised; and the possibility that a participant in an agricultural tourism activity may act in a negligent manner that may contribute to the injury to that participant or another participant.
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The bill withholds immunity from civil liability to an agricultural tourism provider if any of the following circumstances apply: 1) the agricultural tourism provider fails to post a sign warning of a dangerous, but inconspicuous, condition known to the provider on the property; the agricultural tourism provider owns or is in lawful control of the property; and the death or injury is caused by the dangerous inconspicuous condition; 2) the agricultural tourism provider acts with willful or wanton disregard for the safety of the participant; or 3) the agricultural tourism provides intentionally causes the participant's injury or death.
Who's behind it
20 lawmakers are its . 19 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (20)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Czaja · Republican, Assembly
- Brett Hulsey · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Vruwink and Jorgensen
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 5 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Agriculture vote on an amendment
Passed, 14 to 2 · Feb 13, 2014
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 3 adoption recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 14, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Agriculture vote on an amendment
Passed, 11 to 5 · Feb 13, 2014
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 4 adoption recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 11, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Agriculture vote to recommend it
Passed, 10 to 6 · Feb 13, 2014
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 10, Noes 6”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 85 to 9 · Feb 20, 2014 · 5 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (85)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Alvin Ott (R, 3)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- Amy Sue Vruwink (D, 70)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Andy Jorgensen (D, 43)
- Bill Kramer (R, 97)
- Brett Hulsey (D, 78)
- Chad Weininger (R, 4)
- Chris Danou (D, 92)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Cory Mason (D, 66)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Daniel LeMahieu (R, 59)
- Daniel Riemer (D, 7)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Craig (R, 28)
- Dean Kaufert (R, 53)
- Don Pridemore (R, 22)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Edward Brooks (R, 50)
- Eric Genrich (D, 90)
- Evan Goyke (D, 18)
- Fred Clark (D, 81)
- Frederick Kessler (D, 12)
- Garey Bies (R, 1)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jim Ott (R, 23)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- Joe Sanfelippo (R, 15)
- Joel Kleefisch (R, 38)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- John Klenke (R, 88)
- John Murtha (R, 29)
- John Nygren (R, 89)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Jon Richards (D, 19)
- Josh Zepnick (D, 9)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- Katrina Shankland (D, 71)
- Keith Ripp (R, 42)
- Ken Skowronski (R, 82)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Lee Nerison (R, 96)
- Leon Young (D, 16)
- Mandela Barnes (D, 11)
- Mandy Wright (D, 85)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Mary Czaja (R, 35)
- Mary Williams (R, 87)
- Michael Schraa (R, 53)
- Mike Endsley (R, 26)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Pat Strachota (R, 58)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Penny Bernard Schaber (D, 57)
- Peter Barca (D, 64)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robb Kahl (D, 47)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Stephen Smith (D, 75)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Steve Kestell (R, 27)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Thomas Larson (R, 67)
- Thomas Weatherston (R, 62)
- Tod Ohnstad (D, 65)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
No (9)
- Chris Taylor (D, 76)
- Dana Wachs (D, 91)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- JoCasta Zamarripa (D, 8)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Melissa Sargent (D, 48)
- Sandy Pasch (D, 10)
- Terese Berceau (D, 77)
Didn't vote (5)
- Bob Kulp (R, 69)
- Dean Knudson (R, 30)
- Debra Kolste (D, 44)
- Erik Severson (R, 28)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 85, Noes 9”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Agriculture vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 0 · Mar 10, 2014
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 16, 2014
The new law was published.
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Apr 16, 2014
The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 269.
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Apr 15, 2014
Sent to the governor.
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Apr 1, 2014
The Senate passed it too.
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Apr 1, 2014
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Mar 10, 2014
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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Mar 6, 2014
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 24, 2014
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism.
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Feb 21, 2014
The Senate received it.
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Feb 20, 2014
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 20, 2014
The Assembly passed it, 85 to 9.
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Feb 20, 2014
The Assembly adopted it.
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Feb 13, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 13, 2014
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 6.
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Feb 12, 2014 to Feb 13, 2014
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 12, 2014
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 10, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Agriculture.
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Feb 10, 2014
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 10, 2014 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Nerison, Tranel, Ballweg, Bernier, Born, Czaja, Hulsey, Kleefisch, T. Larson, Loudenbeck, Marklein, Murphy, Nygren, A. Ott, Petryk, Pridemore, Ripp, Strachota, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt and Wright; cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Harsdorf and Schultz
- Feb 10, 2014 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture
- Feb 12, 2014 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goyke
- Feb 12, 2014 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Goyke
- Feb 12, 2014 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 12, 2014 · Assembly
Representative Murtha added as a coauthor
- Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Vruwink
- Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 5 offered by Representative Goyke
- Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Representative Wright withdrawn as a coauthor
- Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Representative Bies added as a coauthor
- Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Committee on Agriculture
- Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Committee on Agriculture
- Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 3 adoption recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 14, Noes 2
- Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 4 adoption recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 11, Noes 5
- Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 10, Noes 6
- Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Referred to Committee on Rules
- Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-18-2014 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 6 offered by Representative Vruwink
- Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 1:07 AM on 2-20-2014 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 25
- Feb 19, 2014 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 7 offered by Representative Tranel
- Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Nerison and Tranel
- Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted
- Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 85, Noes 9
- Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly
- Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 21, 2014 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 24, 2014 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism
- Mar 6, 2014 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 7, 2014 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 10, 2014 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Mar 10, 2014 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 31, 2014 · Senate
Placed on calendar 4-1-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Apr 1, 2014 · Senate
Senator Lassa added as a cosponsor
- Apr 1, 2014 · Senate
Read a second time
- Apr 1, 2014 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 1, 2014 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Apr 1, 2014 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Apr 1, 2014 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 2, 2014 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Apr 7, 2014 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 4-7-2014
- Apr 15, 2014 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-15-2014
- Apr 16, 2014 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 269
- Apr 16, 2014 · Assembly
Published 4-17-2014
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
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote