Senate Bill 993
Changes to certain nonresident hunting, trapping, and fishing approval fees. (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
Feb 7, 2024
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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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.
Beginning on March 1, 2024, this bill increases all of the following fees for nonresident hunting, trapping, and fishing approvals:
1. Nonresident elk and bear hunting licenses: $248.25 to $311.25 2. Nonresident archer and crossbow deer hunting licenses: $162.25 to $197.25.
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3. Nonresident bonus deer hunting permit, outside chronic wasting disease areas: $19.25 to $30.25.
4. Nonresident wild turkey hunting license: $62.25 to $97.25.
5. Nonresident additional wild turkey hunting authorization: $14.75 to $23.75.
6. Nonresident fur-bearing animal license: $162.25 to $197.25.
7. Nonresident wolf harvesting license: $250.25 to $313.25.
8. Nonresident trapping license: $149.25 to $187.25.
9. Itinerant fur buyer license: $200 to $600.
10. Nonresident conservation patron license: $615.25 to $715.25.
11. Nonresident youth conservation patron license: $72.25 to $86.25.
12. Nonresident sports fishing license: $292.25 to $319.25.
13. Nonresident youth sports fishing license: $33.25 to $38.25.
14. Nonresident two-day sports fishing license: $9.25 to $10.25.
15. Nonresident sturgeon spearing fishing license: $64.25 to $70.25.
16. Nonresident sturgeon hook and line fishing tag: $49.75 to $54.75.
17. Nonresident outlying waters commercial fishing license fees, with or without a boat: $6,499.25 to $12,249.25.
18. Nonresident Lake Michigan, Green Bay, and Lake Superior sport trolling licenses: $400 to $2,000.
19. Nonresident fishing guide license: $99.25 to $219.25.
20. Nonresident taxidermist license: $100 to $275.
21. Nonresident wild ginseng harvest license: $30 to $60.
22. Nonresident ginseng dealer license: $1,000 to $2,000.
The bill also decreases the nonresident five-day small game hunting license fee to $55.25 from $57.25.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . 3 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (7)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
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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Feb 14, 2024
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 12, 2024
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 7, 2024
Sent to the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage.
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Feb 7, 2024
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 7, 2024 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Marklein, Quinn, Spreitzer and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Armstrong, Edming, Green, Penterman and Shankland
- Feb 7, 2024 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage
- Feb 12, 2024 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 14, 2024 · Senate
Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Apr 15, 2024 · Senate
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