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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 48

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Relating to: the governor's bear tag.

Auction Gambling Hunting Natural resources department of — Hunting and fishing

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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 regulate the

hunting of bears and issues bear hunting licenses and carcass tags. In addition to

any other bear hunting license issued by DNR, current law requires DNR to issue

two certificates for bear hunting licenses (commonly known as governor's bear tags)

to the Wisconsin Bear Hunters' Association, which must award one certificate as a

raffle prize and one certificate at public auction. The recipient of one of these

certificates is entitled to a bear hunting license and carcass tag that is valid for one

bear hunting season.

Under current law, a person may receive a bear hunting license through this

process only once in his or her lifetime. This bill eliminates that restriction.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bradley (R) , Cowles (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Testin (R)

14 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Brooks (R) , Callahan (R) , Edming (R) , Jagler (R) , Knodl (R) , Krug (R) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Rozar (R) , Skowronski (R) , Snyder (R) , Spiros (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 9, 2021 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. Jan 28, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Testin, Stafsholt, Bradley, Cowles and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives Magnafici, Snyder, Armstrong, Brooks, Callahan, Jagler, Knodl, Krug, Moses, Skowronski, Spiros, Wichgers, Edming and Rozar

  2. Jan 28, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues

  3. Feb 2, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 8, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 9, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  6. Feb 9, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Feb 12, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Feb 16, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Feb 16, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Feb 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  11. Feb 16, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 16, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Feb 16, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Mar 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  15. Mar 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2021 by Committee on Rules

  16. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  17. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  18. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  21. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Mar 17, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  23. Mar 24, 2021 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  24. Mar 24, 2021 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-24-2021 by directive of the Majority Leader

  25. Mar 29, 2021 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-26-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 15

  26. Mar 29, 2021 · Senate

    Published 3-27-2021