Assembly Bill 139
Waiver of fees for admission to state parks on Earth Day. (FE)
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
Mar 31, 2023
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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, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
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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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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
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.
Under current law, vehicles entering state parks are required to display an annual or daily admission receipt, for which the Department of Natural Resources charges a fee. Under current law, DNR may waive these admission fees under certain circumstances. This bill requires DNR to waive any daily fee for admission to a state park on April 22 of each year in commemoration of Earth Day and its founder, Gaylord Nelson.
Who's behind it
23 representatives are its . 14 are Democrats and 9 are Republicans.
14 more lawmakers .
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Authors (23)
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Bare · Democrat, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Ty Bodden · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Sue Conley · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Kalan Haywood · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Supreme Moore Omokunde · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lee Snodgrass · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (14)
- Melissa Agard · Democrat, Senate
- Ryan Clancy · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Darrin Madison · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Forestry vote to recommend it
Passed, 15 to 0 · Oct 19, 2023
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 Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 10, 2023 to Jan 10, 2024
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Oct 19, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 19, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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Jun 1, 2023
1 more senator signed on in support.
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May 16, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 3, 2023 to May 4, 2023
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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May 2, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 1, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 4, 2023 to Apr 27, 2023
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Mar 31, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation.
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Mar 31, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 31, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Green, Joers, C. Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, Bare, Behnke, Bodden, Conley, Considine, Kitchens, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Ohnstad, Shankland, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spiros, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck, Tittl and Haywood; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Hesselbein, Roys, Spreitzer, Taylor, Larson and Cowles
- Mar 31, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation
- Apr 4, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Ratcliff added as a coauthor
- Apr 27, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
- May 1, 2023 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 2, 2023 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- May 3, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Clancy added as a coauthor
- May 4, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Madison added as a coauthor
- May 16, 2023 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 1, 2023 · Assembly
Senator Agard added as a cosponsor
- Jun 6, 2023 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Nov 10, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
- Jan 10, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor
- Apr 15, 2024 · 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote