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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 107

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Relating to: authorizing reimbursement to counties for the costs incurred in processing and donating certain wild turkeys. (FE)

Bird Charitable corporation County — Finance County — Human services Natural resources board Natural resources, department of — Hunting and fishing

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources administers a

program to reimburse eligible counties for the costs incurred in processing and

donating venison from certain deer (venison donation program). To be eligible for

participation in the venison donation program, the county must accept deer

carcasses for processing, it must pay the costs of the processing, and it must make

reasonable efforts to donate the venison to a food distribution service or a charitable

organization. Another eligibility requirement is that the county must participate in

the wildlife damage abatement program and the wildlife damage claim program

(wildlife damage programs). The wildlife damage programs reimburse a county for

certain costs incurred for providing abatement assistance or for paying damage

claims with respect to wildlife damage that occurs in the county. The venison

donation program is funded in part by a wildlife damage surcharge on, and by

voluntary contributions paid by persons who purchase, certain hunting approvals.

This bill expands the venison donation program to include wild turkey. Under

the bill, a county is eligible to receive reimbursement for the costs incurred in

processing and donating wild turkey, as well as the costs incurred in processing and

donating venison, if the county accepts deer or wild turkey carcasses for processing

and meets the other eligibility requirements for participation in the program.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Berceau (D) , Born (R) , Considine (D) , Danou (D) , Doyle (D) , Edming (R) , Heaton (R) , Hesselbein (D) , Hintz (D) , Jacque (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Kolste (D) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Mason (D) , Meyers (D) , Milroy (D) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Murtha (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Petersen (R) , Petryk (R) , Quinn (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Ripp (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Steffen (R) , Subeck (D) , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Vorpagel (R) , Wachs (D) , Weatherston (R) , Zamarripa (D)

11 cosponsors

Bewley (D) , Cowles (R) , Horlacher (R) , Kahl and Jorgensen , Lassa (D) , Miller (D) , Moulton (R) , Olsen (R) , Shankland (D) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 13, Noes 0

Passed 13–0 Apr 8, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jun 2, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0

Passed 33–0 Jun 9, 2015 official source full page

Full history

  1. Mar 20, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kleefisch, Milroy, Berceau, Born, R. Brooks, Considine, Danou, Doyle, Edming, Heaton, Hesselbein, Hintz, Jacque, Kolste, Kremer, Krug, Kulp, T. Larson, Mason, Meyers, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Quinn, Ripp, Skowronski, Spreitzer, Steffen, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Vorpagel, Wachs, Weatherston and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Miller, Cowles, Lassa, Olsen, Vinehout and Wirch

  2. Mar 20, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage

  3. Mar 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Horlacher added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 1, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Shankland added as a coauthor

  6. Apr 1, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Apr 2, 2015 · Assembly

    Senator Bewley added as a cosponsor

  8. Apr 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Apr 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  10. Apr 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Apr 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 4-14-2015 by Committee on Rules

  12. Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Representatives Kahl and Jorgensen added as coauthors

  17. Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Apr 15, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Apr 28, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  20. May 13, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  21. Jun 2, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  22. Jun 2, 2015 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  23. Jun 2, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  24. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization and take up

  25. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  26. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended to withdraw from joint committee on Finance

  27. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Read a second time

  28. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  30. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  31. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  33. Jun 18, 2015 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 6-18-2015

  34. Jun 30, 2015 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 6-30-2015

  35. Jul 1, 2015 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 7-1-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 31

  36. Jul 1, 2015 · Assembly

    Published 7-2-2015