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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 174

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Relating to: immunity of private campgrounds.

Damage _personal injury_ Damage _to property_ Recreation Recreation vehicle

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides immunity from civil liability to private campgrounds, to

owners and operators of private campgrounds, and to their employees and agents.

Under the bill, a private campground, an owner or operator of a private campground,

and the employees and agents of that private campground or private campground

owner or operator are immune from civil liability for property damage or for the

death of or injury to an individual that is caused by or occurred during use of the

campground, unless the property damage, death, or injury is caused by a willful or

wanton act or omission of the owner or operator of the campground or of an employee

or agent of the campground or campground owner or operator.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Allen (R) , Ballweg (R) , Czaja (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jacque (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Krug (R) , Murphy (R) , Quinn (R) , Ripp (R) , Steffen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R)

5 cosponsors

Lasee (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Tiffany (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Feb 2, 2016 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 3

Passed 6–3 Feb 2, 2016 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 3

Passed 6–3 Feb 2, 2016 official source full page

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

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 14, 2016 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 19, Noes 13

Passed 19–13 Mar 15, 2016 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Jacque, Allen, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Czaja, Edming, Horlacher, Kleefisch, Knodl, Krug, Murphy, A. Ott, Quinn, Ripp, Steffen, Thiesfeldt and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators LeMahieu, Lasee, Nass, Olsen and Tiffany

  2. Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Dec 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Kitchens, Jacque, Allen, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Czaja, Edming, Horlacher, Kleefisch, Knodl, Krug, Murphy, A. Ott, Quinn, Ripp, Steffen, Thiesfeldt and Tittl

  4. Dec 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Kitchens

  6. Jan 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Wachs

  7. Jan 20, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Kitchens

  8. Jan 28, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive session held

  9. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  10. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  12. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  13. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2016 by Committee on Rules

  14. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

  16. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

  17. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  19. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  20. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  22. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  23. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  24. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  25. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-15-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  26. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  27. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  29. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  30. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Mar 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  32. Mar 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-21-2016

  33. Mar 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-29-2016

  34. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-30-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 293

  35. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 3-31-2016