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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 579

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Relating to: the sale, purchase, or possession of wild game bird feathers.

Bird Sales Sales tax

  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 exempts the naturally shed feathers of a grouse, partridge, pheasant,

quail, or wild turkey and the feathers of a lawfully taken grouse, partridge, pheasant,

quail, or wild turkey from the current prohibition on the sale, purchase, barter, or

trade, the offer to sell, purchase, barter, or trade, and the possession or control for

the purpose of selling, bartering, or trading any wild animal.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Czaja (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Kremer (R) , Milroy (D) , Tittl (R)

3 cosponsors

Moulton (R) , Skowronski (R) , Tiffany (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Jan 22, 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 Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Jan 22, 2016 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. Dec 7, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives E. Brooks, Czaja, Kremer, Tittl, Milroy, Kooyenga, Jarchow and Horlacher; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany and Moulton

  2. Dec 7, 2015 · Assembly

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

  3. Dec 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Skowronski added as a coauthor

  4. Jan 6, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 14, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative E. Brooks

  6. Jan 20, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Jan 22, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  8. Jan 22, 2016 · Assembly

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

  9. Jan 22, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1