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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Senate Bill 683

Hunter education requirements for persons under the age of 18 and granting rule-making authority. (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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Nov 11, 2021

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues. 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 offer in-person and online hunter education for persons under the age of 18. The bill also requires persons under the age of 18 to attend an in-person field training session and complete a certification exam following completion of the in-person or online course of instruction. The bill also requires DNR to promulgate rules establishing the curriculum, length, and fee for the courses.

Under current law, DNR must establish a hunter education program and bow hunter education program that provides instruction in the responsibilities of hunters, how to recognize threatened and endangered species, and principles of wildlife management and conservation. DNR is required to offer an online course of instruction for persons age 18 and older.

Who's behind it

2 senators are its ⁠. All 2 are Republicans.

14 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 16 names

Authors (2)

Signed on in support (14)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Mar 15, 2022

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Dec 3, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Nov 11, 2021

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues.

  4. Nov 11, 2021

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Nov 11, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stroebel and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Born, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Gundrum, Horlacher, Kurtz, Milroy, Oldenburg, Penterman, Ramthun, Skowronski, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Knodl

  2. Nov 11, 2021 · Senate

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

  3. Dec 3, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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