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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 44

Transfer of certain fish and game approvals to persons with disabilities and the transfer of Class A bear licenses to persons awarded the Purple Heart or serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces. (FE)

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 17, 2015

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, with certain exceptions, a person who holds a hunting, fishing, or trapping approval issued by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) may not transfer that approval to another person. Under one exception to this general prohibition, the holder of certain approvals may transfer those approvals to a person who is under 18 years of age (minor). Among the approvals that may be transferred to a minor is a bonus deer hunting permit, a bobcat hunting and trapping permit, a wild turkey hunting license, a Class A bear license, and a sturgeon spearing license. The holder of the approval must apply to DNR to transfer the approval to the minor and if the application is made within a specified period of time, the minor has not been previously transferred that type of approval, and the minor is otherwise eligible to use the approval, the approval may be transferred. Current law prohibits the holder of an approval from receiving any payment for transfer of an approval.

Current law also provides that if the approval is one that is administered under a cumulative preference system, the transferee retains all preference points that were previously accumulated. DNR administers a cumulative preference system for certain approvals where the number of applicants exceeds the number of approvals available. The more preference points an applicant has, the higher the priority he or she is given in the issuance of the approval.

Read the full summary

This bill expands the exceptions to the general prohibition against the transfer of approvals. The bill allows the transfer of the same approvals that may be transferred to a minor under current law to be transferred to a person with a disability. The bill defines such a person to be a person who has certain permanent disabilities such as those that require the person to use a wheelchair; a person who has certain temporary disabilities that restrict mobility; a person who has an amputation or permanent substantial loss of his or her shoulder, arm, or hand; or a person who is visually handicapped. Under the bill, the same requirements that apply to the transfer of an approval to a minor under current law apply to the transfer of an approval to a person with a disability.

This bill also allows a person who is issued a Class A bear license to transfer that license to a person who was awarded a Purple Heart or to a person who is serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces (service member). Under the bill, the same requirements that apply to the transfer of an approval to a minor under current law apply to the transfer of a Class A bear license to a Purple Heart recipient or service member.

Who's behind it

23 lawmakers are its ⁠. 19 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.

9 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (23)

Signed on in support (9)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage vote to recommend it

Passed, 11 to 0 · Oct 15, 2015

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 13, 2016

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Oct 15, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Oct 15, 2015

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.

  4. May 27, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. Feb 19, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Feb 17, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage.

  7. Feb 17, 2015

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Jacque, Edming, Kleefisch, Milroy, Mursau, Ripp, Skowronski, Tittl, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Genrich, Horlacher, Knodl, Kremer, Krug, T. Larson, Murphy, Ohnstad, Petryk, Rohrkaste, Sinicki and Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senators Roth, Tiffany, Moulton, Cowles, Bewley, Gudex, Harsdorf, Lassa and Nass

  2. Feb 17, 2015 · Assembly

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

  3. Feb 19, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Oct 15, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  7. Oct 15, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Committee

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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

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Author

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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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. 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.

More in the glossary

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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

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