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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 321

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Relating to: the authority of a conservation warden to enter private land and the admissibility of evidence.

Evidence Fish and game warden Land Natural resources, department of — Environmental protection

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, conservation wardens are appointed by the Department of

Natural Resources to enforce the laws DNR is required to administer, including fish

and game laws, conservation laws, and environmental laws. This bill generally

prohibits a DNR conservation warden from entering private land for the purpose of

enforcing the laws DNR is required to administer unless the warden has reasonable

suspicion that a violation of such a law has occurred or is occurring. Under the bill,

if a warden enters private land to enforce such a law without reasonable suspicion

of a violation, any evidence the warden collects of such a violation is not admissible

in evidence in a prosecution of that violation.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Craig (R) , Kapenga (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Moulton (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R) , Tiffany (R)

24 cosponsors

August (R) , Born (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Gannon (R) , Horlacher (R) , Hutton (R) , Jacque (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kremer (R) , Kulp (R) , Macco (R) , Murphy (R) , Quinn (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Steffen (R) , Tauchen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R)

Full history

  1. Jun 23, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Craig, Kapenga, LeMahieu, Moulton, Nass, Stroebel and Tiffany; cosponsored by Representatives Jarchow, Stafsholt, August, Born, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Duchow, Edming, Gannon, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Kremer, Kulp, Macco, Murphy, Quinn, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Steffen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt and Tittl

  2. Jun 23, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  3. Jul 19, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Felzkowski added as a cosponsor

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1