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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 670

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Relating to: fees for nonresident hunting, trapping, and fishing approvals and nonresident vehicle admission receipts. (FE)

Fish and fishing Hunting Identification cards Motor vehicle 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

Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources issues hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses, permits, and other approvals and charges a fee to issue most approvals. This bill increases nonresident hunting, fishing, and trapping approval fees, of which the following is a sample:

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See PDF for table

The bill also provides that DNR must charge at least a $19.85 fee for a daily nonresident vehicle admission receipt. Under current law, a vehicle admission receipt is required for a person to operate a vehicle in a vehicle admission area, which includes any state park and certain other state recreational areas and natural areas. Current law requires DNR to charge a fee for a nonresident vehicle admission receipt but does not specify an amount.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Marklein (R) , Quinn (R)

16 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Duchow (R) , Kaufert (R) , Kreibich (R) , Krug (R) , Kurtz (R) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , Penterman (R) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Steffen (R) , Wichgers (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 8

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. Nov 20, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Marklein and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Pronschinske, Behnke, Brill, Duchow, Kaufert, Kreibich, Krug, Moses, Mursau, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Steffen and Wichgers

  2. Nov 20, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. Dec 18, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 6, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Marklein

  5. Jan 13, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Marklein

  6. Jan 26, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor

  7. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor

  8. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1