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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 358

Use of a personal flotation device on a stand-up paddleboard

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    May 31, 2017

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  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 never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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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 provides that the personal flotation device requirements under current law do not apply to a stand-up paddleboard with respect to any person on the board who is 18 years of age or older. This bill defines “stand-up paddleboard” to mean a buoyant board designed to be manually propelled on water by a person paddling from a standing or kneeling position.

Under current law, every boat is required to carry at least one personal flotation device for each person on board or being attended by the boat.

Who's behind it

9 lawmakers are its ⁠. 8 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 12 names

Authors (9)

Signed on in support (3)

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. May 31, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage.

  3. May 31, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. May 31, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Tittl, Brandtjen, Felzkowski, Fields, Jarchow, Kleefisch, Kulp, Steffen and Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany, Lasee and LeMahieu

  2. May 31, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

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

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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

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