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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 535

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Relating to: the authority to shoot a wild animal causing damage to a highway.

Animal Appeals court — Judge County Firearms and dangerous weapons Municipality Natural resources department of — Hunting and fishing Neighborhood organization Road Road — Construction and repair

  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

Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources may remove or

authorize the removal of a wild animal that is causing damage or that is causing a

nuisance. Generally, the removal may involve capturing, shooting, setting a trap for,

relocating, or otherwise destroying or disposing of the wild animal. However, current

law generally prohibits anyone from discharging a firearm within 50 feet of the

center of a roadway. This bill adds an exception to this prohibition for DNR or an

agent of a city, village, town, or county authorized by DNR to shoot a wild animal that

is causing damage to a highway.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Marklein (R) , Tiffany (R)

10 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Bowen (D) , Edming (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Horlacher (R) , Kulp (R) , Kurtz (R) , Milroy (D) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 12, 2020 official source full page

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

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 12, 2020 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. Oct 31, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Tiffany and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Edming, Ballweg, Bowen, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Kulp, Kurtz, Milroy, Mursau and Novak

  2. Oct 31, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs

  3. Jan 31, 2020 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Tiffany

  4. Feb 4, 2020 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 11, 2020 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 12, 2020 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Feb 12, 2020 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Feb 12, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1