Assembly Bill 1021
Agricultural damage caused by elk
Topics: Agriculture, Animal, Damage (to property), Natural Resources, Department of: Environmental protection
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 6, 2026
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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, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Agriculture. The committee's chair at the time was Travis Tranel. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 1007. That version died when the session ended.
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law authorizes a person who owns, leases, or controls land on which certain wild animals cause damage to crops or livestock to apply for wildlife damage abatement assistance and wildlife damage claim payments. A person who receives abatement assistance or claim payments must allow hunting of the type of wild animals causing the wildlife damage on that land. This bill provides that a person seeking abatement assistance or claim payments for damage caused by elk is not required to allow hunting of elk on the land where the damage occurred.
Under current law, upon receiving notice that a wild animal is causing damage to property, the Department of Natural Resources must investigate the complaint and determine whether or not to authorize removal. DNR may remove or authorize removal of the wild animal if it finds that the wild animal or the structure is causing damage on the property. The bill requires DNR to remove elk causing damage to property no later than 48 hours after receiving notice of the damage.
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Under the bill, if DNR establishes an elk advisory committee that includes external partner groups or members of the public, DNR must ensure that the committee has a member from a partner group or the general public that represents the interests of persons experiencing elk damage on agricultural lands.
Who's behind it
2 representatives are its . All 2 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (2)
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 6, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Agriculture.
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Feb 6, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 6, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives VanderMeer and Tranel; cosponsored by Senator Testin
- Feb 6, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture
- Mar 23, 2026 · 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
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