Assembly Bill 53
Shot shell restrictions and the hunting of fur-bearing animals
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.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 10, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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 would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill prohibits the Department of Natural Resources from limiting the use of shot shells based on shot size for the hunting of fur-bearing animals, which current law defines to include otter, beaver, mink, muskrat, woodchuck, marten, fisher, skunk, raccoon, fox, weasel, opossum, badger, wolf, coyote, bobcat, cougar, and lynx.
Under current law, DNR is required to regulate the hunting, fishing, and trapping of wild animals. In general, a person may hunt, fish, or trap a wild animal only during the open season for that animal and only with the appropriate approval issued by DNR. However, current law provides that a landowner or occupant may hunt or trap beaver, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, woodchucks, rabbits, and squirrels (commonly referred to as nuisance wildlife) on the land at any time and without a DNR approval.
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Under current rules promulgated by DNR, no person while hunting may use, possess, or have under the person's control shot shells containing shot larger than T. Under the bill, DNR may not limit the use, possession, or control of shot shells on the basis of the size of the contained shot for the hunting of a fur-bearing animal during an open season established for that animal by the department or for the hunting of nuisance wildlife as provided under current law.
Who's behind it
12 representatives are its . All 12 are Republicans.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Rob Stafsholt · Republican, Senate
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Sporting Heritage vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 0 · Mar 11, 2021
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 Sporting Heritage, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 11, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Mar 11, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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Feb 17, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 11, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 10, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Sporting Heritage.
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Feb 10, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 10, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Callahan, Edming, Horlacher, Kurtz, Magnafici, Rozar, Skowronski, Spiros, Tittl, VanderMeer, Moses and Brooks; cosponsored by Senators Stafsholt, Cowles, Felzkowski, Petrowski and Nass
- Feb 10, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage
- Feb 11, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor
- Feb 17, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 24, 2021 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Mar 11, 2021 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Mar 11, 2021 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 11, 2021 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 3-17-2021 by Committee on Rules
- Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- 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.
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
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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote