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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Senate Bill 298

Trolling permits issued to persons whose sight is impaired. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 15, 2016. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 9, 2015

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Feb 9, 2016

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 11, 2016

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2015 Wisconsin Act 363

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2016: “Published 4-16-2016”

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What it does

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

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.

Read the full summary

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.

Who's behind it

Duey Stroebel, a Republican, is its ⁠.

7 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 8 names

Author (1)

Signed on in support (7)

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.

Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 2, 2016

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 Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 15, 2016

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 15, 2016

    The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 363.

  3. Apr 13, 2016

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 11, 2016

    The Assembly passed it too.

  5. Feb 9, 2016

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Feb 9, 2016

    The Assembly received it.

  7. Feb 9, 2016

    The Senate passed it.

  8. Feb 2, 2016

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  9. Jan 5, 2016

    The committee held a public hearing.

  10. Oct 21, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  11. Oct 9, 2015

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry.

  12. Oct 9, 2015

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  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

    Read a second time

  10. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  12. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  15. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

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

  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

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Wisconsin Act

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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

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

More in the glossary