Assembly Bill 79
Issuance of conservation patron licenses to certain veterans with disabilities. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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
Mar 15, 2019
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Sporting Heritage.
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources issues various hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses, permits, and tags (approvals). DNR also issues certain combination licenses, including resident and nonresident conservation patron licenses. A conservation patron license confers upon the licensee the combined privileges of certain approvals, including a small game hunting license, a deer hunting license, an archer hunting license, and an annual fishing license. A conservation patron license also confers certain other privileges, including the authority to take a motor vehicle into state parks and certain other areas without a vehicle admission receipt.
This bill requires that a veteran who is a state resident be issued a conservation patron license at a lower fee than the regular license fee if he or she produces evidence showing that he or she has a service-connected disability rating of 50 percent or greater, as determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), or is receiving disability benefits from the VA due to being unemployable based on his or her education and skills as well as his or her medical condition.
Who's behind it
13 representatives are its . 11 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Treig Pronschinske · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 30, 2020
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 1, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 15, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Sporting Heritage.
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Mar 15, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 15, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Horlacher, Brooks, Crowley, Edming, Kuglitsch, Milroy, Mursau, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Skowronski, Tittl, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Olsen and L. Taylor
- Mar 15, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage
- Apr 1, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 24, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Horlacher
- Jan 30, 2020 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly
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