Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 9 D cosponsors

SB 548 — Relating to: chronic wasting disease sampling and making an appropriation. (FE)

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

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced October 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

An Act to amend 20.370 (1) (mu); to create 29.063 (7) of the statutes;

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The bill establishes and funds a chronic wasting disease sampling station program under the Department of Natural Resources.

  • 20.370 (1) (mu)

    General program operations — state funds. The amounts in the schedule for general program operations that are conducted under ss. 23.09 to 23.11, 27.01, 30.203, 30.277, and 90.21, and chs. 29 and 169, for activities conducted under the ecological inventory and monitoring program of the endangered resources program, for the aquatic and terrestrial resources inventory under s. 23.09 (2) (km), for providing the signage required under s. 23.118, and for payments of $53,700 in each fiscal year, to be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (k), to the University of Wisconsin System for outdoor skills training under s. 29.598. → General program operations — state funds. The amounts in the schedule for general program operations that are conducted under ss. 23.09 to 23.11, 27.01, 30.203, 30.277, and 90.21, and chs. 29 and 169, for activities conducted under the ecological inventory and monitoring program of the endangered resources program, for the aquatic and terrestrial resources inventory under s. 23.09 (2) (km), for providing the signage required under s. 23.118, for the chronic wasting disease sampling station program under s. 29.063 (7), and for payments of $53,700 in each fiscal year, to be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (k), to the University of Wisconsin System for outdoor skills training under s. 29.598.

    This amendment includes funding for the chronic wasting disease sampling station program within the existing appropriations for general program operations.

  • 29.063

    The department shall establish and administer a program under which it provides, at locations determined by the department, chronic wasting disease sampling stations, including self-service kiosks, where hunters may drop off deer carcass parts for chronic wasting disease sampling. The department may contract with private entities to conduct the sampling and may pay private entities per sample taken.

    This new section establishes a formal program for chronic wasting disease sampling, including the use of kiosks and private contractors.

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  3. Fiscal estimate received

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

  5. 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

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1 sponsors · 24 co-sponsors · 107 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (24)

Not signed on (107)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 548 do?
An Act to amend 20.370 (1) (mu); to create 29.063 (7) of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 548?
SB 548 is sponsored by Habush Sinykin, J. Jacobson, Brown, Palmeri, Roe, Joers, Goodwin, Emerson, Clancy, Madison, Phelps, Stroud, Udell, Miresse, DeSmidt, Stubbs, Smith, Jeff (Democrat), Ratcliff, Melissa (Democrat), Roys, Kelda (Democrat), Spreitzer, Mark (Democrat), Larson, Chris (Democrat), Pfaff, Brad (Democrat), Hesselbein, Dianne (Democrat), Wirch, Robert (Democrat), and Johnson, LaTonya (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 548?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced October 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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