Senate Bill 105
Signs along snowmobile trails that advertise nearby businesses
Became law
The governor signed it on Dec 7, 2023. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Mar 1, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jun 7, 2023
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Nov 7, 2023
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 63
Latest entry in the official record, Dec 7, 2023: “Published 12-7-2023”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
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;
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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.
Who's behind it
10 senators are its . 9 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
29 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Rob Stafsholt · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (29)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Ty Bodden · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Treig Pronschinske · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Angie Sapik · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Swearingen · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
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 3 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy vote on an amendment
Passed, 4 to 1 · May 12, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy vote to recommend it
Passed, 4 to 1 · May 12, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 32 to 1 · Jun 7, 2023
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (32)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Cory Tomczyk (R, 29)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- 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)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Melissa Agard (D, 16)
- 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)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (1)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Dec 7, 2023
The new law was published.
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Dec 7, 2023
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 63.
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Nov 30, 2023
Sent to the governor.
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Nov 7, 2023
The Assembly passed it too.
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Nov 6, 2023 to Nov 7, 2023
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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Jun 7, 2023
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Jun 7, 2023
The Assembly received it.
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Jun 7, 2023
The Senate passed it, 32 to 1.
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Jun 7, 2023
The Senate adopted it.
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May 12, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.
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May 12, 2023
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 4, Noes 1” (the official wording)
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Apr 26, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 15, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 10, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 1, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
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Mar 1, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- 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
- Mar 1, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Mar 10, 2023 · Senate
Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor
- Mar 15, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 25, 2023 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Felzkowski
- Apr 26, 2023 · Senate
Representative Pronschinske added as a cosponsor
- May 11, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
- May 12, 2023 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 4, Noes 1
- May 12, 2023 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 4, Noes 1
- May 12, 2023 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jun 5, 2023 · Senate
Placed on calendar 6-7-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 1
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly
Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor
- Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Nov 2, 2023 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-7-2023 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 6, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor
- Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor
- Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 8, 2023 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Nov 13, 2023 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Nov 30, 2023 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 11-30-2023
- Dec 7, 2023 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 12-6-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 63
- Dec 7, 2023 · Senate
Published 12-7-2023
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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