Assembly Bill 34
Restrictions on baiting deer in counties based on chronic wasting disease or bovine tuberculosis
Vetoed by the governor
Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Mar 29, 2024. Lawmakers did not , so it stands.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 10, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 25, 2024
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 22 to 10
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Governor, stopped here
Vetoed Mar 29, 2024.
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, May 15, 2024: “Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”
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Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
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Author
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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
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.
This bill provides that rules promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources that ban baiting deer in counties on the basis of confirmed positive tests for chronic wasting disease (CWD) or bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) must be based on CWD or bovine TB confirmed in free-roaming animals.
Under current law, DNR must promulgate rules that prohibit baiting deer in any county that has a confirmed positive test for CWD or bovine TB in any captive or free-roaming animal. The rule may not prohibit feeding deer for longer than three years after the positive test.
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Under current law, DNR must promulgate rules that prohibit baiting deer in any county that is within 10 miles of the location of a confirmed positive test for CWD or bovine TB in any captive or free-roaming animal. The rule may not prohibit feeding deer for longer than two years after the positive test.
Who's behind it
11 representatives are its . All 11 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Ty Bodden · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Angie Sapik · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 5 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Sporting Heritage vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 4 · Jan 18, 2024
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 Sporting Heritage, Ayes 8, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote on an amendment
Passed, 63 to 35 · Jan 25, 2024
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 63, Noes 35”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage vote to recommend it
Passed, 3 to 2 · Feb 16, 2024
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 11, 2024
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 22 to 10 · Mar 12, 2024
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (22)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Cory Tomczyk (R, 29)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (10)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Melissa Agard (D, 16)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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May 15, 2024
The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.
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Mar 29, 2024
The governor vetoed it.
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Mar 26, 2024
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 12, 2024
The Senate passed it too, 22 to 10.
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Mar 11, 2024
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Feb 16, 2024
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.
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Jan 26, 2024
Sent to the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage.
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Jan 25, 2024
The Senate received it.
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Jan 25, 2024
The Assembly passed it.
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Jan 18, 2024
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 18, 2024
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 4.
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Nov 8, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 10, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Sporting Heritage.
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Feb 10, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 10, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Magnafici, Callahan, Brooks, Bodden, Edming, Green, Maxey, Mursau, Moses, Zimmerman and Sapik; cosponsored by Senators Quinn and Tomczyk
- Feb 10, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage
- Nov 8, 2023 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Nov 15, 2023 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Ayes 8, Noes 4
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 23, 2024 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 10:01 AM on 1-25-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Shankland
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 63, Noes 35
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 25, 2024 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jan 26, 2024 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage
- Feb 16, 2024 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 16, 2024 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Feb 16, 2024 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 11, 2024 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Mar 11, 2024 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-12-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 12, 2024 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 12, 2024 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 12, 2024 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Mar 12, 2024 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 10
- Mar 12, 2024 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 12, 2024 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 19, 2024 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 3-19-2024
- Mar 26, 2024 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2024
- Mar 29, 2024 · Assembly
Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-29-2024
- May 14, 2024 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
- May 15, 2024 · Assembly
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Terms on this page
Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
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
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
Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote