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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 505

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Relating to: modifying the Department of Tourism's reporting duties and repealing requirements to distribute cheese, submit a financial statement, and use famous residents in marketing.

Advertising — State Agriculture Dairy product Recreation Reports Tourism department of

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill makes several changes to laws administered by the Department of

Tourism.

The bill modifies the requirement imposed under current law that the

department annually report on its activities to the Senate Natural Resources

Committee and the Assembly Committee on Tourism. Under the bill, the

department is directed to report to the appropriate standing committees of the

legislature, rather than the specifically named committees.

Additionally, the bill repeals the following three provisions:

1. The requirement that the department distribute donated cheese that is made

in Wisconsin at tourist information centers. The department no longer operates

tourist information centers.

2. The requirement that the Council on Tourism consider the use of famous

Wisconsin residents and former residents in tourism marketing strategies.

3. The requirement that the WPGA Junior Foundation annually submit to the

attorney general and the legislature an audited financial statement on the

foundation's use of the contributions it receives when drivers purchase a special Golf

Wisconsin license plate.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Marklein (R) , Pfaff (D)

14 cosponsors

Callahan (R) , Dallman (R) , Horlacher (R) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , Penterman (R) , Plumer (R) , Rozar (R) , Snodgrass (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Tauchen (R) , Tusler (R) , Vruwink (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Oct 13, 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. Aug 11, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Ballweg, Marklein and Pfaff; cosponsored by Representatives Plumer, Dallman, Callahan, Horlacher, Moses, Mursau, Penterman, Rozar, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Tusler, Vruwink and Tauchen

  2. Aug 11, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Tourism

  3. Oct 6, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 13, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Oct 13, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  6. Oct 13, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Oct 19, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-20-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Oct 20, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Oct 20, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Oct 20, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  11. Oct 20, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Oct 20, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Oct 20, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Dec 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Tourism

  15. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1