Assembly Bill 818
Reservations and fees for camping in certain state parks and modifying administrative rules of the Department of Natural Resources. (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.
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Introduced, passed
Dec 8, 2023
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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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 modifies the process and fees for reserving camping sites in certain state parks, which are established by law and in administrative rules of the Department of Natural Resources.
Currently, camping reservations (reservations) may be made 11 months in advance, and nonresidents pay a higher camping fee than residents. Current law also authorizes DNR to determine which state campgrounds are located in areas where market conditions justify higher camping fees and to promulgate rules establishing higher camping fees for those campgrounds.
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Under the bill, for those campgrounds for which DNR has established these higher camping fees, residents may begin making reservations 11 months in advance and nonresidents may begin making reservations 14 days later. A resident who makes a reservation during the 14-day window before a nonresident may do so must pay the nonresident camping fee for each night of the reservation, in addition to the increased fee established by DNR.
Who's behind it
9 representatives are its . 8 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Amy Binsfeld · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 4, 2024
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 22, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Dec 8, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation.
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Dec 8, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 8, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Edming, Macco, O'Connor, Penterman, Sinicki and Duchow; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Cowles and Wirch
- Dec 8, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation
- Dec 22, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
- Jan 4, 2024 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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.
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. 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
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