Senate Bill 361
Prohibiting the use of certain trapping devices in state parks
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
Oct 29, 2015
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Public hearing
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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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Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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Signed on in support
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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.
Under current law, with certain exceptions, state parks are open to trapping by persons who hold the appropriate license, permit, or other approval from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). DNR may prohibit trapping in a state park or a portion of a state park if the prohibition applies within 100 yards of a designated use area or if DNR determines that the prohibition is necessary to protect public safety or a unique animal or plant community.
This bill prohibits persons from setting, operating, or otherwise using a steel-jawed trap, a body-gripping trap, or a snare to trap an animal in a state park.
Who's behind it
Fred A. Risser, a Democrat, is its .
8 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (8)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 16, 2015
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Oct 29, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry.
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Oct 29, 2015
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 29, 2015 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Sargent, Ohnstad, Wachs, Pope, Berceau and C. Taylor
- Oct 29, 2015 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry
- Nov 16, 2015 · Senate
Senator Miller added as a coauthor
- Apr 13, 2016 · Senate
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