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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 415

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: exempting certain farm owners from campground licensing.

Agriculture trade and consumer protection department of Farmer Recreation

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection must issue licenses to and regulate campgrounds, and a person may not manage or operate a campground without such a license. Under this bill, a person may operate a campground without a campground license if the campground is located on the person’s farm, the person’s farm has no more than one campground, and the campground has three or fewer campsites.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Quinn (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Tomczyk (R)

6 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , Dittrich (R) , Kreibich (R) , Palmeri (D) , Tucker (R) , Wichgers (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 2

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

Full history

  1. Sep 4, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stafsholt, Quinn and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Tucker, Kreibich, Wichgers, Behnke, Dittrich and Palmeri

  2. Sep 4, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

  3. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1