Senate Bill 324
Veteran boat launch permits. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 22, 2021
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 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.
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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
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (5)
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
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.
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 30, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 22, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues.
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Apr 22, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 22, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Jacque and Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Callahan, Brandtjen, Milroy and Ramthun
- Apr 22, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues
- Apr 30, 2021 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- May 18, 2021 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque
- Mar 15, 2022 · Senate
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate