Senate Bill 373
Issuance of sturgeon spearing licenses via raffle by the Sturgeon for Tomorrow, Inc., organization. (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
Aug 3, 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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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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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 Natural Resources to issue five certificates for sturgeon spearing licenses to an organization known as Sturgeon for Tomorrow, Inc., to be awarded by the organization as prizes at a raffle.
Under current law, DNR is required to issue a sturgeon spearing license to any person applying for the license who is at least 12 years old. Each license issued by DNR is required to be accompanied by sturgeon carcass tags in a quantity corresponding with the season bag limit for spearing lake sturgeon. A sturgeon spearing license authorizes the spearing of lake sturgeon, subject to any limits established by DNR, only during the open season for spearing sturgeon.
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This bill requires DNR to issue five certificates for sturgeon spearing licenses to an organization known as Sturgeon for Tomorrow, Inc., if the organization applies for the certificates. The bill authorizes the organization to award the certificates as prizes at a raffle. If the person who receives a certificate presents the certificate to DNR with the appropriate required fees, the bill requires DNR to issue the person a sturgeon spearing license that authorizes the taking of sturgeon on lakes upriver of Lake Winnebago and applicable carcass tags. A person may be issued only one sturgeon spearing license under this program in his or her lifetime. This bill also requires the organization to use the proceeds from the raffle to further sturgeon management and research.
Who's behind it
Lena Taylor, a Democrat, is its .
7 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (7)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
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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Aug 22, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 3, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry.
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Aug 3, 2017
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Aug 3, 2017 · Senate
Introduced by Senator L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Murphy, Hintz, Berceau, Ripp, Bowen, Spreitzer and Thiesfeldt
- Aug 3, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry
- Aug 22, 2017 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- 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
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