Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: To Executive 7 R cosponsors

AB 34 — Relating to: restrictions on baiting deer in counties based on chronic wasting disease or bovine tuberculosis.

Last action — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on March 29, 2024.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

20 added · 43 removed

Plain-language change summary

The key changes to Assembly Bill 34 involve the rules for banning deer baiting in counties affected by chronic wasting disease (CWD) or bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB). The updated bill specifies that bans must be based solely on confirmed positive tests in free-roaming animals, rather than in both captive and free-roaming animals. Additionally, it changes the duration of restrictions on feeding deer: the maximum is now 36 months after a positive test result, compared to the previous limit of 24 months under the older law. These changes aim to provide more targeted responses to disease outbreaks while allowing more flexibility for deer feeding practices.

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- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRB-0549/1 ZDW:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 34 February 10, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives AGNAFIC, CALLAHAN, BROOKS, B ODDEN, EDMING , GREEN , MAXEY, M URSAU, M OSES, IMMERMAN and S API, cosponsored by Senators Q UINN and TOMCZYK .
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage.
Assembly Bill 34 Date of publication*:
A N A CT to amend 29.336 (2) (b) and 29.336 (2) (c) of the statutes;
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to amend29.336 (2) (b) and 29.336 (2) (c) of the statutes;
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill provides that rules promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources that ban baiting deer in counties on the basis of confirmed positive tests for chronic wasting disease (CWD) or bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) must be based on CWD or bovine TB confirmed in free-roaming animals.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in S ECTION 2.
Under current law, DNR must promulgate rules that prohibit baiting deer in any county that has a confirmed positive test for CWD or bovine TB in any captive or free-roaming animal.
29.336 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
The rule may not prohibit feeding deer for longer than three years after the positive test.
to read:
Under current law, DNR must promulgate rules that prohibit baiting deer in any county that is within 10 miles of the location of a confirmed positive test for CWD or bovine TB in any captive or free-roaming animal.
The rule may not prohibit feeding deer for longer than two years after the positive test.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
29.336 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.336 (2) (b) of thestatutes isamended 29.336 (2) (c) A county in which the county or a portion of the county is within a 10−mile radius of the to read:
- 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-0549/1 ZDW:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 34 S ECTION 1 29.336 (2) (b) A county in which a positive test for chronic wasting disease or bovine tuberculosis has been confirmed in any captive or-roaming domestic or wild animal after December 31, 1997.
known location of a captive orfree−roaming domestic 29.336(2) (b) Acounty in which a positive test for chronic wasting disease or bovine tuberculosis has or wild animal that has been tested and confirmed to be been confirmedinanycaptiveor free−roamingdomes- positive forchronicwastingdiseaseorbovinetubercu- tic orwildanimalafterDecember31,1997.
A rule promulgated under this paragraph may not prohibit feeding deer for longer than 36 months after any positive test for chronic wasting disease or bovine tuberculosis has been confirmed.
Arulepro- losis after December 31, 1997.
S ECTION 2.
A rule promulgated mulgated under this paragraph may not prohibit feed- under this paragraph may not prohibit feeding deer for ing deer for longer than 36 months after any positive longer than 24 months after any positive test for test for chronic wasting disease or bovine tuberculosis chronic wasting disease or bovine tuberculosis has has been confirmed.
29.336 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
been confirmed.
29.336 (2) (c) A county in which the county or a portion of the county is within a 10-mile radius of the known location of a captive or free-roaming domestic or wild animal that has been tested and confirmed to be positive for chronic wasting disease or bovine tuberculosis after December 31, 1997.
* Section 991.11ISCONSISTATUTE:
A rule promulgated under this paragraph may not prohibit feeding deer for longer than 24 months after any positive test for chronic wasting disease or bovine tuberculosis has been confirmed.
Effective date of acts.
(END)
“Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor’s partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-29-2024

  4. Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2024

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 3-19-2024

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 10

  9. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

  12. Placed on calendar 3-12-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  14. Available for scheduling

  15. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  16. Executive action taken

  17. Read first time and referred to committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage

  18. Received from Assembly

  19. Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Read a third time and passed

  21. Rules suspended

  22. Ordered to a third reading

  23. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 63, Noes 35

  24. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Shankland

  25. Read a second time

  26. Made a special order of business at 10:01 AM on 1-25-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23

  27. Referred to committee on Rules

  28. Report passage recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Ayes 8, Noes 4

  29. Executive action taken

  30. Public hearing held

  31. Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage

  32. Introduced by Representatives Magnafici, Callahan, Brooks, Bodden, Edming, Green, Maxey, Mursau, Moses, Zimmerman and Sapik; cosponsored by Senators Quinn and Tomczyk

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11 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (11)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

CONCURRENCE

Passed 22 Yea · 10 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3200
Republican 19000
Democrat 0800
Total 221000
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (32)
Member Party Vote
BALLWEG — Yea
STROEBEL — Yea
COWLES — Yea
AGARD — Nay
JOHNSON — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 34?
AB 34 is sponsored by Magnafici, Callahan, Calvin (Republican), Brooks, Robert (Republican), Bodden, Edming, Green, Chanz (Republican), Maxey, Dave (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Moses, Clint (Republican), Zimmerman, Shannon (Republican), and Sapik.
What is the current status of AB 34?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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