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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 298

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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, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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: Stroebel (R)

7 cosponsors

Bernier (R) , Genrich (D) , Horlacher (R) , Kremer (R) , Sargent (D) , Steffen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 2, 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. Oct 9, 2015 · Senate

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

  2. Oct 9, 2015 · Senate

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

  3. Oct 21, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 5, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 2, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 2, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Feb 2, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Feb 8, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-9-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  10. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  11. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  13. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  14. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

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

  15. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  16. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  18. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  19. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  21. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  22. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Feb 11, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  24. Feb 25, 2016 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  25. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-14-2016

  26. Apr 15, 2016 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-15-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 363

  27. Apr 15, 2016 · Senate

    Published 4-16-2016