Assembly Bill 214
Exemptions to certain boating restrictions for operators of hydro-flight devices and operators of personal watercraft that assist in powering hydro-flight devices
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
May 14, 2015
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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 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Tourism. 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.
Current law prohibits a person from operating a personal watercraft at a speed in excess of slow-no-wake within 200 feet of the shoreline of any lake or within 100 feet of any other boat. A personal watercraft is a motorboat that uses an inboard motor powering a water jet pump or a caged propeller as its primary source of motive power and that is designed to be operated by a person standing on, kneeling on, or sitting astride the watercraft. Slow-no-wake is the speed at which a boat moves as slowly as possible while still maintaining steerage control. Current law also generally prohibits a person from operating any boat within 100 feet of a swimmer.
This bill provides that the restrictions on the operation of a personal watercraft at speeds exceeding slow-no-wake near a shoreline or another boat and the restrictions against operating a boat within 100 feet of a swimmer do not apply to a person operating a hydro-flight device or to a person operating a personal watercraft that is used to assist in powering the hydro-flight device. The bill defines a hydro-flight device as a jet powered device, attached by hose to a personal watercraft, that propels a person wearing, holding, or standing on the device into the air by the use of water forced under pressure through the hose.
Who's behind it
7 lawmakers are its . 4 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Adam Jarchow · Republican, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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May 14, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Tourism.
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May 14, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 14, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Barca, Jarchow, Ohnstad, Murphy, Sinicki, Quinn and Jorgensen; cosponsored by Senators Olsen and Wirch
- May 14, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Tourism
- Apr 13, 2016 · 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