Wisconsin legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin AB1172: An Act to amend 29.563 (3) (a) 2., 29.563 (6m) (a) and 29.563 (14) (c) 7.; to create 20.855 (4) (eg) and 25.29 (1) (g) of the statutes; Relating to: eliminating the fee for an annual fishing license issued to a resident senior citizen and making an appropriation. (FE)
Status: Failed, April 9, 2026
What the bill says
To amend 29.563 (3) (a) 2., 29.563 (6m) (a) and 29.563 (14) (c) 7.; to 2create 20.855 (4) (eg) and 25.29 (1) (g) of the statutes; relating to: 3eliminating the fee for an annual fishing license issued to a resident senior 4citizen and making an appropriation. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill eliminates the fee and issuing fee for an annual fishing license issued to a resident who has attained the age of 65 years (resident senior citizen). Under current law, the fee for such a license is $6.25 and the issuing fee is $0.75…
From the introduced text, March 19, 2026:
to amend 29.563 (3) (a) 2., 29.563 (6m) (a) and 29.563 (14) (c) 7.; to 2create 20.855 (4) (eg) and 25.29 (1) (g) of the statutes; relating to: 3eliminating the fee for an annual fishing license issued to a resident senior 4citizen and making an appropriation. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill eliminates the fee and issuing fee for an annual fishing license issued to a resident who has attained the age of 65 years (resident senior citizen). Under current law, the fee for such a license is $6.25 and the issuing fee is $0.75. The bill requires in each fiscal year a transfer from the general fund to the conservation fund in the amount of the number of annual fishing licenses issued to resident senior citizens in that fiscal year multiplied by $7. For further information see the state 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: AB1172,15Section 1. 20.855 (4) (eg) of the statutes is created to resident senior citizen annual 2fishing license fee reimbursement. A sum sufficient for transfer to the conservation 3fund in an amount equal to the amount to be paid into the conservation fund as 4determined under s. 25.29 (1) (g). The …