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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Assembly Bill 285

Veteran boat launch permits. (FE)

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 20, 2021

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Rules. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

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

This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to issue a free boat launch permit to veterans over the age of 65 that authorizes access to public boat launches.

Current law does not require a fee for the use of boat launches. Rules promulgated by DNR encourage the free use of boat launches, but authorize the charging of reasonable launch fees to operate and maintain boat access sites owned or operated by municipalities, lake management districts, and other access providers.

Read the full summary

Under the bill, a veteran who is over the age of 65 may apply to DNR for a boat launch permit. The veteran may apply, in-person or via mail, to DNR or to their county of residence. Neither DNR nor the county may charge any fee for the issuance of the permit. The permit is required to be affixed to the interior surface of the lower left-hand corner of the windshield of the vehicle used to trailer a boat and grants the person access to any public boat launch owned or operated by a municipality, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, or town sanitary district without being required to pay any fee.

Who's behind it

5 representatives are its ⁠. 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 7 names

Authors (5)

Signed on in support (2)

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.

How lawmakers voted

There were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Forestry vote on an amendment

Passed, 12 to 0 · Feb 1, 2022

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Forestry vote on an amendment

Passed, 12 to 0 · Feb 1, 2022

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Forestry vote to recommend it

Passed, 12 to 0 · Feb 1, 2022

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

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 15, 2022

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 1, 2022

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Feb 1, 2022

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.

  4. Jun 10, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  5. May 7, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Apr 20, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation.

  7. Apr 20, 2021

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 20, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Callahan, Brandtjen, Milroy and Ramthun; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Feyen

  2. Apr 20, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation

  3. May 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 18, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Thiesfeldt

  5. Jun 10, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Thiesfeldt

  7. Nov 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 1, 2022 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  9. Feb 1, 2022 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  10. Feb 1, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  11. Feb 1, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Mar 15, 2022 · 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.

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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

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

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary