Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 7 R · 2 D cosponsors

AB 249 — Relating to: prohibiting abandonment of a boat and providing a penalty.

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced May 08, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

An Act to create 30.542 and 30.80 (7) of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Public hearing held

  3. Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  4. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Zimmerman

  5. Read first time and referred to Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation

  6. Introduced by Representatives Zimmerman, Kreibich, Dittrich, Duchow, Green, Gundrum, O'Connor and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Stafsholt, L. Johnson, Nass and Wanggaard

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (120)

120 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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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 249 do?
An Act to create 30.542 and 30.80 (7) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 249?
AB 249 is sponsored by Stafsholt, Nass, Wanggaard, Zimmerman, Shannon (Republican), Kreibich, Rob (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Green, Chanz (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), and Johnson, Tara (Democrat).
What is the current status of AB 249?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced May 08, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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