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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 115

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Relating to: an exemption for disabled veterans and recipients of the purple heart medal from the cumulative preference system for issuing wild turkey hunting licenses and tags.

Bird Hunting Identification cards Veteran

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, if the number of applicants for wild turkey hunting tags for

a given wild turkey hunting zone or a given wild turkey hunting season time period

exceeds the number of available wild turkey hunting tags allocated by the

Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for that zone or time period, DNR must

issue wild turkey hunting licenses and tags for that zone or time period according to

a cumulative preference system. Under this system, DNR issues a limited number

of licenses and tags to applicants according to their placement in any of several

preference categories based on landowner status, resident status, and the number

of seasons for which the applicant applied for but was not issued a license.

Under current law, DNR may issue wild turkey hunting licenses and tags to

certain members of the U.S. armed forces without requiring that the licenses and

tags be issued pursuant to the cumulative preference system. Under this bill, DNR

must issue wild turkey hunting licenses and tags to disabled veterans and to

recipients of the purple heart medal without using the cumulative preference

system.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Hansen (D) , Harsdorf (R) , Lassa (D) , Marklein (R) , Moulton (R) , Petrowski (R) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

29 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Berceau (D) , Bernier (R) , Considine (D) , Danou (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Horlacher (R) , Jacque (R) , Jorgensen (D) , Kitchens (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Kolste (D) , Kulp (R) , Mason (D) , Murphy (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Petryk (R) , Quinn (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Ripp (R) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Zepnick (D)

Full history

  1. Apr 8, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Vinehout, Bewley, Hansen, Harsdorf, Lassa, Marklein, Moulton and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Hesselbein, Petryk, Skowronski, Ballweg, Berceau, Bernier, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Considine, Danou, Edming, Hebl, Horlacher, Jacque, Jorgensen, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Kolste, Kulp, T. Larson, Mason, Murphy, Ohnstad, Quinn, Ripp, Sinicki, Thiesfeldt, Tittl and Zepnick

  2. Apr 8, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry

  3. Feb 2, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1