Assembly Bill 1076
Sharp-tailed grouse hunting permits and making an appropriation. (FE)
Topics: Bird, Hunting, Natural Resources, Department of: Hunting and fishing
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 26, 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, Apr 3, 2026: “Fiscal estimate received”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Sporting Heritage. The committee's chair at the time was Treig Pronschinske. 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 1060. That version died when the session ended.
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Committee
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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
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources issues permits for the hunting of sharp-tailed grouse. If the number of persons seeking the permits exceeds the number of available permits, DNR must issue the permits according to a cumulative preference system, under which DNR prioritizes issuance of permits to applicants with more preference points.
Under the current cumulative preference system, for each hunting season, DNR must give a preference point to each applicant who applies for a permit but who is not selected. An applicant who fails to apply for a permit at least once during any three consecutive years loses all previously accumulated preference points. The bill eliminates the cumulative preference system, five years after the bill is enacted, and replaces it with a lottery to determine who will be issued permits.
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Under current law, the processing fee for a sharp-tailed grouse hunting permit is $2.75. This bill increases the fee to $9.75 and credits $7 of the fee to an appropriation to be used for administering sharp-tailed grouse hunting permits and for sharp-tailed grouse management and research activities.
Who's behind it
4 representatives are its . All 4 are Democrats.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Roe · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Angela Stroud · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Habush Sinykin · Democrat, Senate
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 3, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 18, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 26, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Sporting Heritage.
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Feb 26, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 26, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Stroud, Miresse, Roe and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Habush Sinykin, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Wirch
- Feb 26, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage
- Mar 18, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Anderson added as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Apr 3, 2026 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
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