Wisconsin 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 328 — Relating to: inspections of recreational and educational camps. (FE)

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

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This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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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What changed in the latest version

36 added · 12 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment changes the language regarding the inspection requirements for overnight recreational and educational camps. Originally, the bill mandated that camps accredited by the American Camp Association would automatically have their inspection waived for two out of every three years. The amendment now allows the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to "may waive" the inspection instead, meaning it is not guaranteed and depends on the camp demonstrating effective management of public health hazards. This shift is important because it adds a level of discretion for regulators, potentially ensuring better oversight of health and safety at these camps.

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- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBa0630/1 MCP:ahe SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 328 October 14, 2019 - Offered by Senator BERNIER.
- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRB-3611/1 MCP:cjs SENATE BILL 328 July 23, 2019 - Introduced by SenatorERNIER, BEWLEY, KAPENGA, KOOYENGA and TIFFANY, cosponsored by Representatives J AMES , C.
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
T AYLOR, EDMING , FELZKOWSKI , H ORLACHER, K NODL , K UL, M AGNAFIC, M ILRO, M URSAU , O LDENBURG, SANFELIPPO, KOWRONSKI , STAFSHOL, TUSLER, WICHGERS, QUINN and R AMTHUN .
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Referred to Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations.
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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 ECTION 1.
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-3611/1 MCP:cjs SENATE BILL 328 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 pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Available for scheduling

  3. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  4. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  5. Executive action taken

  6. Fiscal estimate received

  7. Public hearing held

  8. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Bernier

  9. Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations

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

Sponsors

  • Bernier · Primary
  • Bewley · Primary
  • Chris Kapenga · Primary
  • Kooyenga · Primary
  • Tiffany · Primary

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5 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 127 not signed on

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Not signed on (127)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 328?
SB 328 is sponsored by Bernier, Bewley, Kapenga, Chris (Republican), Kooyenga, and Tiffany.
What is the current status of SB 328?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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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