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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 508

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Relating to: establishing an open season for hunting deer with muzzle-loading firearms within the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

Firearms and dangerous weapons Hunting Natural resources, department of — Hunting and fishing Park

  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

This bill authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to establish a fall

open season for hunting deer within the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore that

begins before the Saturday immediately preceding the fourth Thursday in November

if the season is open for hunting deer only with muzzle-loading firearms.

Under current law, DNR is prohibited from establishing a fall open season for

hunting deer with firearms that begins before the Saturday immediately preceding

the fourth Thursday in November.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Miller (D) , Moulton (R) , Tiffany (R)

3 cosponsors

Kleefisch (R) , Meyers (D) , Milroy (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Dec 12, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Nov 6, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Tiffany, Bewley, Moulton and Miller; cosponsored by Representatives Meyers, Kleefisch and Milroy

  2. Nov 6, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry

  3. Nov 28, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Dec 12, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Dec 12, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  6. Dec 12, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1