Senate Bill 49
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 21, 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 Administrative Rules. The committee's chair at the time was Steve Nass. 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 16. 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
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.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 22, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Administrative Rules.
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Feb 21, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Administrative Rules.
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Feb 21, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules
- Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Administrative Rules
- Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Report without recommendation pursuant to s. 227.26 (2)(h), Wisconsin Statutes
- Apr 18, 2025 · Senate
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Read a second time
- Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Referred to committee on Administrative Rules
- 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
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