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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 23

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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.

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  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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 WPGA Junior Foundation, Inc., 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: Armstrong (R) , C. Anderson (D) , Dallman (R) , Jacobson (D) , Kitchens (R) , Mursau (R) , Myers (D) , Novak (R) , Penterman (R) , Plumer (R) , Rozar (R) , Schutt (R)

8 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Cowles (R) , Knodl (R) , Marklein (R) , O'Connor (R) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Taylor (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Tourism, Ayes 11, Noes 0

Passed 11–0 Sep 27, 2023 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. Feb 10, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Plumer, Dallman, C. Anderson, Armstrong, Kitchens, Mursau, Myers, Novak, Penterman, Rozar, Schutt and Jacobson; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Cowles, Marklein, Smith, Spreitzer and Taylor

  2. Feb 10, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Tourism

  3. Feb 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Knodl added as a coauthor

  5. Mar 28, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Apr 12, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Sep 27, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Tourism, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  8. Sep 27, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1