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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 88

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Relating to: the authority of physician assistants and advanced practice nurse prescribers regarding testing and information required for making disability determinations under certain hunting and fishing approvals issued by the Department of Natural Resources.

Fish and fishing — License Hunting Natural resources, department of — Hunting and fishing Nurses Persons with disabilities Physician Plants

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issues various

permits that extend certain privileges to disabled persons who hold a hunting or

fishing license (specialized permits). Among those privileges is the privilege to hunt

with assistance rendered by another person or to shoot or hunt from a stationary

vehicle. Generally, in order to obtain a specialized permit, a person must submit an

application furnished by DNR that includes a statement or report prepared and

signed by a licensed physician or other specified medical professional, such as a

chiropractor or podiatrist, verifying that the applicant has a particular disability.

For certain permits that require testing, current law specifies the type of medical

professional who is authorized to direct the administration of those tests.

Current law also authorizes DNR to issue an annual disabled person fishing

license to a person who is receiving certain disability benefits under federal law or

whose sight is impaired as certified by a licensed physician or optometrist.

This bill allows licensed physician assistants and advanced practice nurse

prescribers, in addition to the medical professionals specified in current law, to

provide the information required by DNR to determine if a person's disability

qualifies him or her for a specialized permit. The bill also allows a physician

assistant or advanced practice nurse prescriber to certify that a person's sight is

impaired for the purpose of obtaining a disabled person fishing license.

Sponsors

Introduced by: LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

22 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , Czaja (R) , Doyle (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Heaton (R) , Jacque (R) , Kahl (D) , Kleefisch (R) , Kremer (R) , Kulp (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Ripp (R) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Steffen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tittl (R) , Vorpagel (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry, Ayes 4, Noes 0

Passed 4–0 Nov 2, 2015 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. Mar 27, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators LeMahieu, Marklein, Olsen, Petrowski, Wirch and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Bernier, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Czaja, Doyle, Edming, Heaton, Jacque, Kahl, Kleefisch, Kremer, Kulp, T. Larson, Mursau, Novak, A. Ott, Ripp, Spiros, Steffen, Tittl and Vorpagel

  2. Mar 27, 2015 · Senate

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

  3. Apr 14, 2015 · Senate

    Representative Spreitzer added as a cosponsor

  4. Oct 28, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 30, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Nov 2, 2015 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry, Ayes 4, Noes 0

  7. Nov 2, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1