---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: modifying the designation of a free fishing weekend in January."
description: "Relating to: modifying the designation of a free fishing weekend in January."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 34"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 34 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cowles", "Felzkowski", "James", "Marklein", "Taylor"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-03T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-14T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63d78c13-c4a0-45e6-b38d-1bbbcacbf8cb"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb34"
source_hash: "ec42268e23613df104857c7e82dac66a5cae79f48d2a2b702c5975268fe77fed"
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 SB 34 (2023) — Relating to: modifying the designation of a free fishing weekend in January.

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/SB34)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cowles — primary (person)
- Felzkowski — primary (person)
- James — primary (person)
- Marklein — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-03T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators James, Cowles, Felzkowski, Marklein and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Edming, Andraca, Behnke, Donovan, Kitchens, Knodl, Magnafici, Maxey, Ohnstad, Rozar, Sinicki, Spiros, Subeck and Tusler `introduction`
- **2023-02-03T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- **2023-08-23T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2023-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-09-29T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-09-29T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2023-10-16T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate `receipt`
- **2023-10-19T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-06T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor
- **2024-01-23T06:00:00+00:00** Made a special order of business at 10:02 AM on 1-25-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23
- **2024-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2024-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in `receipt`
- **2024-01-30T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 3-11-2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-14T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-14-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 109 `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-14T05:00:00+00:00** Published 3-15-2024 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63d78c13-c4a0-45e6-b38d-1bbbcacbf8cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).