Wisconsin 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly Bipartisan · 6 R · 1 D cosponsors

AB 491 — Relating to: the fee for a first-time annual fishing license for residents who are 16 or 17 years old or who are 65 years old or older. (FE)

Last action — Read first time and referred to committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

How this bill changes current law

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The bill introduces a reduced fee for certain first-time annual fishing licenses for residents aged 16 or 17 and residents aged 65 or older.

  • Wis. Stat. § 29.563(6m)(a)

    an annual fishing license issued to a person who is 16 or 17 years old who is a resident of this state or to a resident who is 65 years old or older.

    This change allows additional categories of residents to qualify for a reduced fee on their first annual fishing license.

Action History

  1. Read first time and referred to committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry

  2. Received from Assembly

  3. Ordered immediately messaged

  4. Representative Barca added as a coauthor

  5. Read a third time and passed

  6. Rules suspended

  7. Ordered to a third reading

  8. Read a second time

  9. Placed on calendar 11-2-2017 by Committee on Rules

  10. Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  12. Executive action taken

  13. Public hearing held

  14. Fiscal estimate received

  15. Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage

  16. Introduced by Representatives Duchow, E. Brooks, Genrich, Horlacher, Kleefisch, Krug, Mursau, Ripp, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Tusler and Pronschinske; cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Marklein and Olsen

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12 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (12)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (120)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 491?
AB 491 is sponsored by Kleefisch, Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Thiesfeldt, Krug, Scott (Republican), Horlacher, Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Genrich, Tusler, Ron (Republican), Ripp, Pronschinske, Treig (Republican), and Brooks, Robert (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 491?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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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