Senate Bill 286
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.
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Introduced, passed
Jun 2, 2017
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry. 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
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
3 senators are its . All 3 are Republicans.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Devin LeMahieu · Republican, Senate
- Thomas Tiffany · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (9)
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Adam Jarchow · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 2, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry.
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Jun 2, 2017
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jun 2, 2017 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Tiffany, Lasee and LeMahieu; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Kleefisch, Brandtjen, Felzkowski, Fields, Jarchow, Kulp, Steffen and Thiesfeldt
- Jun 2, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
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
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