---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: operation of motorboats by minors."
description: "Relating to: operation of motorboats by minors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "AB 704"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 704 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["August", "Ballweg", "Duchow", "Loudenbeck", "Skowronski"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-02T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-02-28T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4bb1bdd-28ec-4589-9a22-3defd4955c54"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab704"
source_hash: "c5b6e320c5af275e6cdbc5196cc14bd3dbcb9d8afa28ca86691ea6ddd5d76bac"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 704 (2019) — Relating to: operation of motorboats by minors.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/AB704)

## Votes

- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report passage recommended by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 11, Noes 1 — **11–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- August — primary (person)
- Ballweg — primary (person)
- Duchow — primary (person)
- Loudenbeck — primary (person)
- Skowronski — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-02T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives August, Loudenbeck, Skowronski, Ballweg and Duchow; cosponsored by Senator Nass `introduction`
- **2020-01-02T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-03T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
- **2020-01-06T06:00:00+00:00** Senator Marklein added as a cosponsor
- **2020-01-07T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2020-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2020-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 11, Noes 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 1-21-2020 by Committee on Rules
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2020-01-22T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2020-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2020-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- **2020-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-19-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2020-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
- **2020-02-25T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2020
- **2020-02-28T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 2-28-2020 by directive of the Speaker `executive-receipt`
- **2020-02-28T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 2-28-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 115 `executive-signature`
- **2020-02-28T06:00:00+00:00** Published 2-29-2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4bb1bdd-28ec-4589-9a22-3defd4955c54`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).