Assembly Bill 692
Funding for county snowmobile trails and areas and making an appropriation. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 4, 2020. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Dec 23, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 98 to 0
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 33 to 0
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2019 Wisconsin Act 141
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 4, 2020: “Published 3-4-2020”
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Wisconsin Act
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Roll call
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What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, $2,475,400 is appropriated each fiscal year in the 2019-21 fiscal biennium from the conservation fund as aid to counties for snowmobile trails and areas, to cover costs such as purchasing land for trails, enforcing laws on trails, developing and maintaining trails, and improving bridges on trails. This bill increases the amount appropriated for this purpose each fiscal year to $5,475,400.
Who's behind it
26 lawmakers are its . 23 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (26)
- Beth Meyers · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Stuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (13)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Treig Pronschinske · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 5 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Forestry vote to recommend it
Passed, 12 to 0 · Jan 15, 2020
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it
Passed, 14 to 0 · Jan 16, 2020
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 98 to 0 · Jan 21, 2020 · 1 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (98)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Amanda Stuck (D, 57)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- Barbara Dittrich (R, 99)
- Beth Meyers (D, 74)
- Bob Kulp (R, 69)
- Bob Wittke (R, 63)
- Chris Taylor (D, 76)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Chuck Wichgers (R, 84)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Cody Horlacher (R, 33)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Daniel Riemer (D, 7)
- Dave Considine (D, 81)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Bowen (D, 10)
- David Crowley (D, 17)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Debra Kolste (D, 44)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Don Vruwink (D, 43)
- Evan Goyke (D, 18)
- Gae Magnafici (R, 28)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- Greta Neubauer (D, 66)
- James Edming (R, 87)
- Janel Brandtjen (R, 22)
- Jason Fields (D, 11)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jim Ott (R, 23)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- Jimmy Anderson (D, 47)
- JoCasta Zamarripa (D, 8)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- Jodi Emerson (D, 91)
- Joe Sanfelippo (R, 15)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- John Macco (R, 88)
- John Nygren (R, 89)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Jon Plumer (R, 42)
- Jonathan Brostoff (D, 19)
- Kalan Haywood (D, 16)
- Katrina Shankland (D, 71)
- Ken Skowronski (R, 82)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- LaKeshia Myers (D, 12)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Loren Oldenburg (R, 96)
- Marisabel Cabrera (D, 9)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Melissa Sargent (D, 48)
- Michael Schraa (R, 53)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Mike Rohrkaste (R, 55)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Pat Snyder (R, 85)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Rick Gundrum (R, 58)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Rob Summerfield (R, 68)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Robyn Vining (D, 13)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Ron Tusler (R, 3)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Shae Sortwell (R, 2)
- Shannon Zimmerman (R, 30)
- Shelia Stubbs (D, 78)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Staush Gruszynski (D, 90)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Terry Katsma (R, 26)
- Timothy Ramthun (R, 59)
- Tip McGuire (D, 64)
- Tod Ohnstad (D, 65)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Tony Kurtz (R, 41)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Treig Pronschinske (R, 29)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Tyler Vorpagel (R, 27)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
Didn't vote (1)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 14, 2020
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 33 to 0 · Feb 19, 2020
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (33)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- David Craig (R, 28)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Patty Schachtner (D, 10)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Roger Roth (R, 19)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 4, 2020
The new law was published.
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Mar 4, 2020
The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 141.
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Feb 28, 2020
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 19, 2020
The Senate passed it too, 33 to 0.
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Feb 19, 2020
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Feb 14, 2020
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Jan 27, 2020
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Jan 22, 2020
The Senate received it.
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Jan 21, 2020
The Assembly passed it, 98 to 0.
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Jan 16, 2020
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 16, 2020
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 0.
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Jan 15, 2020
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Jan 15, 2020
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.
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Jan 15, 2020
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 7, 2020
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 7, 2020
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 7, 2020
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 23, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation.
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Dec 23, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 23, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Nygren, Ballweg, Born, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Edming, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Kerkman, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, B. Meyers, Milroy, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Skowronski, Spiros, Stuck, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, VanderMeer, Wichgers and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Bernier, Bewley, Cowles, Erpenbach, Hansen, Marklein, Petrowski, Ringhand and Wirch
- Dec 23, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation
- Jan 7, 2020 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 7, 2020 · Assembly
Representative Pronschinske added as a coauthor
- Jan 7, 2020 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly
Representative Quinn added as a coauthor
- Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- Jan 16, 2020 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 16, 2020 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Jan 16, 2020 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 16, 2020 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-21-2020 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0
- Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 22, 2020 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jan 27, 2020 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Jan 27, 2020 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 14, 2020 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 14, 2020 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-19-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Senator Larson added as a cosponsor
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Feb 25, 2020 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2020
- Feb 28, 2020 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 2-28-2020 by directive of the Speaker
- Mar 4, 2020 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 3-3-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 141
- Mar 4, 2020 · Assembly
Published 3-4-2020
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote