---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: the transportation of fish taken by hook and line."
description: "Relating to: the transportation of fish taken by hook and line."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 411"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 411 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James", "Quinn", "Tomczyk"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-09-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-14T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/115c02ac-d29b-41f8-8408-9b34436f63e6"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb411"
source_hash: "a0863a3d0151f0e2b432ace91b1b94f0e4dd64470cdc6241775fdf5423e043b2"
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 411 (2023) — Relating to: the transportation of fish taken by hook and line.

## 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/SB411)
2. **Senate Substitute Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/SB411-SSA1)

## Votes

- Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- James — primary (person)
- Quinn — primary (person)
- Tomczyk — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-09-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators James, Tomczyk and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Summerfield, O'Connor, Edming, Green, Michalski and Steffen `introduction`
- **2023-09-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-09-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senator Ballweg added as a coauthor
- **2023-09-08T05:00:00+00:00** Representatives Bodden, Gustafson and Behnke added as cosponsors
- **2023-09-21T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2023-11-06T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator James
- **2024-01-05T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2024-01-05T06:00:00+00:00** Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-01-05T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-05T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2024-01-12T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate `receipt`
- **2024-01-22T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-23T06:00:00+00:00** Made a special order of business at 10:18 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 112 `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/115c02ac-d29b-41f8-8408-9b34436f63e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).