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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 225

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Relating to: unattended decoys left in water.

Hunting Nuisance Waterways and water power

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, any decoy left unattended in the water is declared a public

nuisance. Under this bill, an unattended decoy is not a public nuisance if it is left

in a body of water to which all of the following apply: 1) it is self-contained; 2) it has

no public access; and 3) it is located on and entirely surrounded by land privately

owned by the same person.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Craig (R) , Czaja (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jacque (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Murphy (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tittl (R) , Weatherston (R)

2 cosponsors

Cowles (R) , Lasee (R)

Full history

  1. May 19, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Weatherston, Jacque, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Craig, Czaja, Horlacher, Jarchow, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Krug, Kulp, T. Larson, Murphy and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Lasee and Cowles

  2. May 19, 2015 · Assembly

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

  3. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1