Senate Bill 297
Making insect repellant available for sale in state parks and state forests. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Jan 22, 2020. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jun 21, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 8, 2019
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 15, 2020
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2019 Wisconsin Act 74
Latest entry in the official record, Jan 22, 2020: “Published 1-22-2020”
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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
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Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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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
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 to ensure that insect repellant is available for purchase in every state park and state forest, either by selling it at a state park or state forest office or other location in the park or forest when open and staffed, or by arranging by agreement with a friends group that operates a concession stand in the state park or state forest to sell it when the stand is open and staffed.
Who's behind it
9 senators are its . 6 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.
27 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (27)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Beth Meyers · Democrat, Assembly
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Staush Gruszynski · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote 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
What happened
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Jan 22, 2020
The new law was published.
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Jan 22, 2020
The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 74.
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Jan 17, 2020
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 15, 2020
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jan 13, 2020
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 8, 2019
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 8, 2019
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Oct 8, 2019
The Senate passed it.
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Sep 19, 2019
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Sep 3, 2019
The committee held a public hearing.
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Aug 15, 2019 to Aug 19, 2019
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jul 18, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 24, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jun 21, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
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Jun 21, 2019
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jun 21, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Cowles, Miller, Carpenter, Hansen, Larson, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Milroy, Anderson, Crowley, Edming, Emerson, Gruszynski, Hesselbein, Kulp, B. Meyers, Ohnstad, Ott, Pope, Ramthun, Shankland, Sinicki, Snyder, Spiros, Spreitzer, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt and Tusler
- Jun 21, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Jun 24, 2019 · Senate
Representative Rohrkaste added as a cosponsor
- Jul 18, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 15, 2019 · Senate
Representative Kitchens added as a cosponsor
- Aug 19, 2019 · Senate
Representative Oldenburg added as a cosponsor
- Sep 3, 2019 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Sep 18, 2019 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Sep 19, 2019 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Sep 19, 2019 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 4, 2019 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-8-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Senator Bewley added as a coauthor
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 8, 2019 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Jan 13, 2020 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 13, 2020 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-15-2020 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 15, 2020 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jan 16, 2020 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Jan 17, 2020 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 1-17-2020
- Jan 22, 2020 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 1-21-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 74
- 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
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