Senate Bill 338
Interfering with hunting, fishing, and trapping and providing criminal penalties
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 4, 2016. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Oct 15, 2015
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jan 12, 2016
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 11, 2016
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2015 Wisconsin Act 346
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 4, 2016: “Published 4-3-2016”
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Wisconsin Act
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Roll call
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What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill makes changes to the laws prohibiting certain activities that interfere with hunting, fishing, and trapping.
Current law prohibits a person from engaging in certain intentional conduct that interferes with lawful hunting, fishing, or trapping. The conduct prohibited under current law (prohibited conduct) includes harassing a wild animal, impeding or obstructing a person who is engaged in lawful hunting, fishing, or trapping, or impeding a person who is engaged in an activity associated with lawful hunting, fishing, or trapping. Current law generally defines an activity associated with lawful hunting, fishing, or trapping, as travel, camping, or other acts that are preparatory to lawful hunting, fishing, or trapping. This bill expands this definition so that it also includes scouting, target shooting, dog training, and animal baiting or feeding.
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The bill also expands the prohibitions in current law so that a person may not interfere or attempt to interfere with an activity associated with lawful hunting, fishing, or trapping by engaging in prohibited conduct. The bill also expands the types of conduct prohibited to include disturbing a lawfully placed hunting stand, disturbing lawfully placed bait or other feed, using a drone under certain circumstances, and engaging in a series of acts (serial conduct) that are intended to impede or obstruct a person engaged in lawful hunting, fishing, or trapping or an activity associated with lawful hunting, fishing, or trapping. The types of serial conduct prohibited include maintaining a visual or physical proximity to the person, approaching or confronting the person, or photographing the person.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . All 5 are Republicans.
21 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Richard Gudex · Republican, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (21)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Czaja · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Gannon · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- Adam Jarchow · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 7, 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
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Apr 4, 2016
The new law was published.
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Apr 4, 2016
The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 346.
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Apr 1, 2016
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 11, 2016
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jan 15, 2016
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 12, 2016
The Assembly received it.
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Jan 12, 2016
The Senate passed it.
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Jan 12, 2016
The Senate adopted it.
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Jan 7, 2016
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Oct 28, 2015
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 15, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry.
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Oct 15, 2015
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 15, 2015 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Moulton, Gudex, Harsdorf, Olsen and Kapenga; cosponsored by Representatives Jarchow, Allen, Ballweg, Born, Czaja, Edming, Gannon, Horlacher, Hutton, Jagler, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kremer, Kulp, T. Larson, Murphy, Mursau, A. Ott, Petryk, Quinn, Tittl and Sinicki
- Oct 15, 2015 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry
- Oct 19, 2015 · Senate
Representative Sinicki withdrawn as a cosponsor
- Oct 28, 2015 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 5, 2016 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 7, 2016 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 7, 2016 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 11, 2016 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-12-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 12, 2016 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Moulton
- Jan 12, 2016 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 12, 2016 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
- Jan 12, 2016 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 12, 2016 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Jan 12, 2016 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Jan 12, 2016 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Jan 15, 2016 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-11-2016 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 11, 2016 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 17, 2016 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Apr 1, 2016 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2016
- Apr 4, 2016 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 346
- Apr 4, 2016 · Senate
Published 4-3-2016
Terms on this page
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
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote