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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 105

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Relating to: signs along snowmobile trails that advertise nearby businesses.

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  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides a way for snowmobile clubs to erect signs that advertise

certain nearby businesses along snowmobile trails on Department of Natural

Resources land.

Current DNR administrative rules relating to the use of DNR properties

prohibit a person from posting a sign or distributing advertising matter unless first

authorized by contractual agreement. This bill allows a snowmobile club to erect

eligible signs that advertise nearby businesses along snowmobile trails on DNR land

if the club does so under an agreement with DNR. Under the bill, DNR must enter

into such an agreement with an interested club. The bill provides that a sign is

eligible if it advertises only businesses that offer fuel, food, vehicle servicing, or

lodging and that are accessible by snowmobile; it is placed only at a trail intersection;

it contains only the name of the business, the type of service provided, the distance

to the business, and an arrow showing the direction to the business; it meets all other

requirements for snowmobile guide signs; and it is erected and maintained by the

club. The bill prohibits DNR from charging a fee as a condition of entering into such

an agreement.

Under the bill, advertising on a sign in conformity with the bill is exempt from

public bidding requirements.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Cowles (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Feyen (R) , Nass (R) , Quinn (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Stroebel (R) , Taylor (D) , Tomczyk (R)

29 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Bodden (R) , Brooks (R) , Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Green (R) , Gustafson (R) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , O'Connor (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Plumer (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Rozar (R) , Sapik (R) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Swearingen (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , VanderMeer (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 May 12, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 May 12, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 32–1 Jun 7, 2023 official source full page

Nay · 1

Full history

  1. Mar 1, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Felzkowski, Ballweg, Cowles, Feyen, Nass, Quinn, Stroebel, Taylor, Tomczyk and Stafsholt; cosponsored by Representatives Green, Swearingen, Armstrong, Behnke, Bodden, Brooks, Callahan, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Magnafici, Kitchens, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Plumer, Rozar, Sapik, Spiros, Tittl, Tusler and VanderMeer

  2. Mar 1, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  3. Mar 10, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor

  4. Mar 15, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 25, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Felzkowski

  6. Apr 26, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Pronschinske added as a cosponsor

  7. May 11, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. May 12, 2023 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  9. May 12, 2023 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  10. May 12, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Jun 5, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-7-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  12. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  14. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  16. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 1

  17. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  19. Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor

  20. Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  21. Nov 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-7-2023 by Committee on Rules

  22. Nov 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor

  23. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  24. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  25. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  27. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor

  28. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  29. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Nov 8, 2023 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  31. Nov 13, 2023 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  32. Nov 30, 2023 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 11-30-2023

  33. Dec 7, 2023 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-6-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 63

  34. Dec 7, 2023 · Senate

    Published 12-7-2023