Senate Bill 19
Fee waivers for state park vehicle admission receipts to pupils with Every Kid Outdoors passes. (FE)
Topics: Family, Motor vehicle, Natural Resources, Department of: Recreation and boating, State park
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 5, 2025
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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, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage. The committee's chair at the time was Rob Stafsholt. 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 Assembly as AB 18. That version died when the session ended.
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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
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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, no person may operate a vehicle in any state park or in certain other recreational areas on state land unless the vehicle displays a vehicle admission receipt. This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to waive the fee for an annual vehicle admission receipt issued to the parent or guardian of a child who possesses a valid Every Kid Outdoors pass issued by the U.S. National Park Service. Under current federal law, such a pass authorizes free admission to national parks for any 4th grader and his or her family.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . 2 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (11)
- Mike Bare · Democrat, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Brienne Brown · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 4, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 10, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 5, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage.
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Feb 5, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 5, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Jacque, Cabral-Guevara and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Bare, Behnke, Brown, Kreibich, Miresse, Palmeri, Subeck, Wichgers and Sinicki
- Feb 5, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage
- Feb 10, 2025 · Senate
Representative Udell added as a cosponsor
- Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 2, 2025 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque
- Mar 23, 2026 · 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