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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 336

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Relating to: trolling permits issued to persons whose sight is impaired. (FE)

Blind and visually impaired Fish and fishing — License Natural resources, department of — Recreation and boating

  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

This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to issue trolling

permits to persons whose eyesight is impaired.

Under current law, DNR issues trolling permits, without charging a fee, to

persons who have an amputation or other loss of an arm or who have a permanent,

substantial loss of function in one or both arms or hands. A trolling permit allows

a person who holds a fishing license to fish or troll using an electric motor.

This bill requires DNR to also issue a trolling permit to a person who produces

a certificate from a licensed physician or optometrist stating that his or her sight is

impaired to the degree that he or she cannot read newspaper print with or without

glasses.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bernier (R) , Horlacher (R) , Kremer (R) , Steffen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R)

1 cosponsors

Stroebel (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Oct 30, 2015 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. Sep 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kremer, Horlacher, Thiesfeldt, Steffen and Bernier; cosponsored by Senator Stroebel

  2. Sep 14, 2015 · Assembly

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

  3. Sep 28, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 28, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Oct 30, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  7. Oct 30, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2016 by Committee on Rules

  9. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  10. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1