Assembly Bill 976
The sale and purchase of products containing ivory or rhinoceros horn and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
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
Mar 7, 2016
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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 Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill prohibits, with certain exceptions, a person from selling, offering for sale, possessing with the intent to sell, distributing, purchasing, obtaining, or trading an item containing ivory or rhinoceros horn. The prohibition does not apply to 1) a federal, state, or tribal government employee conducting law enforcement activities, 2) the transfer of an item to a beneficiary of a trust or estate upon the death of the grantor or testator, 3) an item imported as allowed by a federal license or permit, or 4) an action allowed under rules promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
A person who violates this prohibition is subject to a minimum fine of 1) the greater of $1,000 or twice the value of the item for the first offense, or 2) the greater of $5,000 or three times the value of the item for the second or subsequent offense.
Who's behind it
8 representatives are its . All 8 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 7, 2016
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage.
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Mar 7, 2016
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 7, 2016 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Mason, Ohnstad, Berceau, Subeck, Sinicki, Kessler, Wachs and C. Taylor; cosponsored by Senators Risser and C. Larson
- Mar 7, 2016 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage
- 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