Assembly Bill 948
Analysis and assessment of Wisconsin's outdoor recreation economy. (FE)
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
Feb 13, 2018
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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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 pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Tourism. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Tourism to conduct an analysis and assessment of Wisconsin's outdoor recreation economy and the effects on the economy of each county and the overall economy of the state that are attributable to the outdoor recreation economy. In conducting the assessment and analysis, Tourism is required to consult with the Department of Natural Resources, with other state agencies or authorities Tourism considers appropriate, and with representatives of businesses, including small businesses, that engage in commerce in the outdoor recreation economy of this state. The bill requires Tourism to submit a report on its findings to the legislature within one year after the bill becomes law.
Who's behind it
10 lawmakers are its . All 10 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 19, 2018
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 2, 2018
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 26, 2018
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 19, 2018
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 13, 2018
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Tourism.
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Feb 13, 2018
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives C. Taylor, Hebl, Shankland, Anderson, Spreitzer, Berceau, Crowley, Sargent, Sinicki and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Bewley and Risser
- Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Tourism
- Feb 19, 2018 · Assembly
Representative Genrich added as a coauthor
- Feb 26, 2018 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 2, 2018 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 19, 2018 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate