Senate Bill 34
Modifying the designation of a free fishing weekend in January
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 14, 2024. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Feb 3, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 17, 2023
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 25, 2024
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 109
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 14, 2024: “Published 3-15-2024”
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Wisconsin Act
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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 requires the Department of Natural Resources to designate the full weekend prior to the third Monday in January as a weekend on which DNR waives license and fee requirements to fish.
Under current law, DNR issues approvals that authorize the hunting, fishing, or trapping of specified wild animals. With limited exceptions, no person may fish in the waters of the state without the applicable approvals issued by DNR. However, DNR is required to designate two weekends per year during which DNR waives the fishing approval requirement. Current law requires that one of these weekends be the third full weekend in January.
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The bill modifies this requirement to instead require DNR to waive the fishing approval requirements during the full weekend prior to the third Monday in January, which is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
18 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (18)
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Sep 29, 2023
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 Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 14, 2024
The new law was published.
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Mar 14, 2024
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 109.
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Mar 11, 2024
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 25, 2024
The Assembly passed it too.
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Nov 6, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Oct 19, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 17, 2023
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 17, 2023
The Senate passed it.
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Oct 17, 2023
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Sep 29, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Aug 23, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 8, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 3, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage.
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Feb 3, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 3, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators James, Cowles, Felzkowski, Marklein and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Edming, Andraca, Behnke, Donovan, Kitchens, Knodl, Magnafici, Maxey, Ohnstad, Rozar, Sinicki, Spiros, Subeck and Tusler
- Feb 3, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage
- Feb 8, 2023 · Senate
Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Aug 23, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Sep 28, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Sep 29, 2023 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Sep 29, 2023 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 16, 2023 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Nov 6, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor
- Jan 23, 2024 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 10:02 AM on 1-25-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 25, 2024 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jan 30, 2024 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 11, 2024 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-11-2024
- Mar 14, 2024 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-14-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 109
- Mar 14, 2024 · Senate
Published 3-15-2024
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