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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 16

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Relating to: repealing an administrative rule of the Department of Natural Resources related to the possession of firearms.

Administrative rules Administrative rules — Revisions Firearms and dangerous weapons Fish and fishing Natural resources department of — Hunting and fishing

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

Sponsors

Registered lobbying interests · 3

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

Assembly: Referred to Environment, Ayes 53, Noes 44

Passed 53–44 Mar 13, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 6, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules

  2. Feb 6, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment

  3. Mar 10, 2025 · Assembly

    Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules report received pursuant to s. 227.26(2)(g), Wisconsin Statutes

  4. Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Report without recommendation pursuant to s. 227.26(2)(h), Wisconsin Statutes, by Committee on Environment

  5. Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to calendar of 3-13-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)

  6. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  7. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to Environment, Ayes 53, Noes 44

  8. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1