Assembly Bill 16
Repealing an administrative rule of the Department of Natural Resources related to the possession of firearms
Topics: Administrative rules, Firearms and dangerous weapons, Fish and fishing, 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 6, 2025
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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 Environment. The committee's chair at the time was Joy Goeben. 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 49. That version died when the session ended.
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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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Roll call
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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 is charged with establishing and maintaining open and closed seasons for fish and game. Under a current rule of DNR relating to the possession or control of firearms while on the waters, banks, or shores in the inland and outlying waters of Wisconsin, no person may possess or control any firearm, gun, or similar device at any time while on the waters, banks, or shores that might be used for the purpose of fishing.
This bill is introduced as required by s. 227.26 (2) (f), stats., in support of the action of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules in suspending s. NR 20.05 (2), a rule of the Department of Natural Resources, on December 17, 2024.
Who's behind it
The official record doesn't name its authors.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly vote
Passed, 53 to 44 · Mar 13, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Referred to Environment, Ayes 53, Noes 44”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 13, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Environment, Ayes 53, Noes 44.
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Mar 10, 2025
“Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules report received pursuant to s. 227.26(2)(g), Wisconsin Statutes” (the official wording)
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Feb 6, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Environment.
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Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 6, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules
- Feb 6, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment
- Mar 10, 2025 · Assembly
Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules report received pursuant to s. 227.26(2)(g), Wisconsin Statutes
- Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly
Report without recommendation pursuant to s. 227.26(2)(h), Wisconsin Statutes, by Committee on Environment
- Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to calendar of 3-13-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)
- Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to Environment, Ayes 53, Noes 44
- 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
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote