Wisconsin 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly Bipartisan · 7 R · 1 D cosponsors

AB 353 — Relating to: inspections of recreational and educational camps. (FE)

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 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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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

36 added · 12 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Assembly Bill 353 changes the language regarding inspection requirements for licensed overnight recreational and educational camps. Instead of a mandatory waiver for inspections in two out of three years for camps accredited by the American Camp Association, the bill now allows health departments to decide whether to waive inspections based on the camp's demonstration of effective management of public health hazards. This change is significant because it introduces more flexibility for health officials and ensures that camps maintain a commitment to safety while reducing the frequency of inspections for well-managed facilities.

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- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBa0578/1 MCP:ahe ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 353 October 10, 2019 - Offered by RepresentatAMES.
- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRB-3610/1 MCP:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 353 July 31, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives J AMES, C.
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
TAYLOR, E DMING, FELZKOWSKI, H ORLACHER , K NODL, K ULP, M AGNAFICI, M ILRO, M URSAU, OLDENBURG , SANFELIPP, SKOWRONSKI , TAFSHOLT, USLER , WICHGERS, UINN and R AMTHUN , cosponsored by Senators B ERNIER, B EWLEY, K APENGA, KOOYENGA and T IFFAN.
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Referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform.
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A N A CT to create 97.67 (3) of the statutes;
delete the material beginning with “shall waive" and ending with “All" on line 3 and substitute “may waive, for not more than 2 out of every 3 license years, any routine inspection for those license years if the camp has exhibited effective managerial control of public health hazards, as defined by the department by rule.
relating to:
Annual license fees and all”.
inspections of recreational and educational camps.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, an overnight recreational or educational camp must obtain a license from the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection or from the local county or municipal health department.
This bill requires DATCP, or the local health department, when issuing a renewal license to a camp, to waive any applicable inspection requirement for two out of every three license years if the camp has been accredited by the American Camp Association.
A camp for which the inspection requirement has been waived must comply with all other applicable requirements for the camp.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
S ECTION1.
97.67 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
97.67 (3) For a recreational or educational camp that is applying for a renewed license under this subchapter, the department or a local health department granted - 2020 Legislature - 2 - LRB-3610/1 MCP:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 353 SECTION 1 agent status under s.
97.615 (2) shall waive, for 2 out of every 3 license years, any inspection that is required for license renewal if the camp has received accreditation from the American Camp Association for those license years.
All other applicable requirements shall apply to the camp.
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Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Available for scheduling

  3. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  4. Received from Assembly

  5. Ordered immediately messaged

  6. Read a third time and passed

  7. Rules suspended

  8. Ordered to a third reading

  9. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  10. Read a second time

  11. Placed on calendar 2-18-2020 by Committee on Rules

  12. Referred to committee on Rules

  13. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  14. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  15. Executive action taken

  16. Public hearing held

  17. Fiscal estimate received

  18. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative James

  19. Read first time and referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform

  20. Introduced by Representatives James, C. Taylor, Edming, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Knodl, Kulp, Magnafici, Milroy, Mursau, Oldenburg, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Stafsholt, Tusler, Wichgers, Quinn and Ramthun; cosponsored by Senators Bernier, Bewley, Kapenga, Kooyenga and Tiffany

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18 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on

Sponsors (18)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (114)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 353?
AB 353 is sponsored by Magnafici, James, Edming, Felzkowski, Mary (Republican), Horlacher, Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Kulp, Milroy, Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Oldenburg, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Stafsholt, Rob (Republican), Tusler, Ron (Republican), Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), Quinn, Romaine (Republican), Ramthun, and Taylor, Sequanna (Democrat).
What is the current status of AB 353?
This bill died with 2019-2020 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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