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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 100

Operating a motorboat towing a person on water skis

Stopped in committee

It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 24, 2017

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It sat with the Assembly Committee on Environment and Forestry.

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What it would have done

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

This bill authorizes the operation of a motorboat towing a person on water skis, aquaplane, or similar device, without having a second person in the boat to observe the person being towed, if the motorboat is equipped with a mirror that provides the operator with a wide field of vision to the rear.

Who's behind it

19 lawmakers are its ⁠. 18 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

6 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 25 names

Authors (19)

Signed on in support (6)

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Apr 18, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  3. Feb 28, 2017 to Mar 20, 2017

    1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.

  4. Feb 24, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Environment and Forestry.

  5. Feb 24, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 24, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Jarchow, Kleefisch, Neylon, Allen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Felzkowski, Gannon, Genrich, Horlacher, Kitchens, Knodl, Kooyenga, Kremer, Kulp, Mursau, Novak, Tittl and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Feyen, Marklein, Stroebel and Kapenga

  2. Feb 24, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment and Forestry

  3. Feb 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Krug added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Senator Craig added as a cosponsor

  5. Apr 18, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Apr 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Senator Kapenga withdrawn as a cosponsor

  7. Jul 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Jarchow

  8. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor