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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Senate Bill 296

Signs informing about Lyme disease in state parks, state trails, state recreational areas, and state forests and making an appropriation. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Jan 22, 2020. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jun 21, 2019

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 33 to 0

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 99 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2019 Wisconsin Act 73

Latest entry in the official record, Jan 22, 2020: “Published 1-22-2020”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Department of Health Services, to design signs to raise awareness of Lyme disease, inform about how to prevent tick bites, and encourage people to check for ticks after visits to state parks, state trails, state recreational areas, and state forests. The bill requires DNR to post at least one sign in each state park, state trail, state recreational area, and state forest in a common area where it is most likely to be seen by visitors, such as a park entrance, trailhead, or campground. The bill appropriates $12,500 in fiscal year 2019-20 for this purpose.

Who's behind it

9 senators are its ⁠. 6 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.

30 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 39 names

Authors (9)

Signed on in support (30)

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.

Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Sep 19, 2019

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 Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Oct 4, 2019

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Oct 4, 2019

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 33 to 0 · Oct 8, 2019

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 99 to 0 · Jan 15, 2020

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (99)

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Jan 22, 2020

    The new law was published.

  2. Jan 22, 2020

    The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 73.

  3. Jan 17, 2020

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Jan 15, 2020

    The Assembly passed it too, 99 to 0.

  5. Jan 13, 2020

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Oct 8, 2019

    The Assembly received it.

  7. Oct 8, 2019

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  8. Oct 8, 2019

    The Senate passed it, 33 to 0.

  9. Oct 4, 2019

    “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  10. Oct 4, 2019

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  11. Sep 19, 2019

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  12. Sep 3, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Aug 15, 2019 to Aug 19, 2019

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  14. Jul 18, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  15. Jun 24, 2019

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  16. Jun 21, 2019

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy.

  17. Jun 21, 2019

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jun 21, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Cowles, Miller, Carpenter, Hansen, Larson, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Milroy, Anderson, Considine, Crowley, Edming, Emerson, Gruszynski, Hesselbein, Kulp, B. Meyers, Ohnstad, Ott, Pope, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Snyder, Spiros, Spreitzer, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt and Tusler

  2. Jun 21, 2019 · Senate

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

  3. Jun 24, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Rohrkaste added as a cosponsor

  4. Jul 18, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Aug 15, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Kitchens added as a cosponsor

  6. Aug 19, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Oldenburg added as a cosponsor

  7. Sep 3, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  8. Sep 18, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  9. Sep 19, 2019 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  10. Sep 19, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Oct 4, 2019 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  12. Oct 4, 2019 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  13. Oct 4, 2019 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-8-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Read a second time

  15. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  17. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  18. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Senator Bewley added as a coauthor

  19. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Oct 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  21. Jan 13, 2020 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  22. Jan 13, 2020 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-15-2020 by Committee on Rules

  23. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  24. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  26. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 99, Noes 0

  27. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Jan 15, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  29. Jan 16, 2020 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  30. Jan 17, 2020 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 1-17-2020

  31. Jan 22, 2020 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 1-21-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 73

  32. Jan 22, 2020 · Senate

    Published 1-22-2020

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

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