Assembly Bill 104
Unattended decoys left in water
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Jan 16, 2018, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 1, 2017
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 16, 2018
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ”
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Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. 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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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, any decoy left unattended in the water is declared a public nuisance. Under this bill, an unattended decoy is not a public nuisance if it is left in a body of water to which all of the following apply: 1) it is self-contained; 2) it has no public access; and 3) it is located on and entirely surrounded by land privately owned by the same person.
Who's behind it
15 lawmakers are its . All 15 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (15)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Adam Jarchow · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Weatherston · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
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 were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage vote on an amendment
Passed, 14 to 0 · May 1, 2017
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage vote to recommend it
Passed, 14 to 0 · May 1, 2017
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 16, 2018
The Senate received it.
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Jan 16, 2018
The Assembly passed it.
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Jan 16, 2018
The Assembly adopted it.
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May 1, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 1, 2017
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 0.
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Mar 29, 2017
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 1, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage.
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Mar 1, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 1, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Weatherston, Kleefisch, Ballweg, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Edming, Horlacher, Jacque, Jarchow, Krug, Mursau, Ripp, Skowronski, Tittl and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Craig and Olsen
- Mar 1, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage
- Mar 29, 2017 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 25, 2017 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tittl
- Apr 26, 2017 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- May 1, 2017 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- May 1, 2017 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- May 1, 2017 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 11, 2018 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-16-2018 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 16, 2018 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. 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
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
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote