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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 550

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Relating to: deer carcass disposal sites, chronic wasting disease education, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Animal — Disease Apprenticeship Hunting Natural resources department of — Hunting and fishing

  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

This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to provide large metal containers where hunters may dispose of deer carcasses, to be placed in locations throughout the state as determined by DNR. The bill provides in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium $1,000,000 for the carcass disposal sites. The bill also provides in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium $500,000 for DNR to provide education to hunters about chronic wasting disease and the importance of proper carcass disposal.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Habush Sinykin (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Larson (D) , Pfaff (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wirch (D)

18 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Emerson (D) , Goodwin (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Madison (D) , Miresse (D) , Palmeri (D) , Phelps (D) , Roe (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Udell (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 1

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. Oct 17, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Smith, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Larson, Habush Sinykin, Pfaff, Hesselbein and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives J. Jacobson, Brown, Palmeri, Roe, Joers, Goodwin, Emerson, Clancy, Madison, Phelps, Stroud, Udell, Miresse, Johnson, DeSmidt and Stubbs

  2. Oct 17, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage

  3. Oct 20, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor

  4. Nov 5, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Nov 24, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1