Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 505: Relating to: authorizing resident disabled veterans to hunt deer of either sex in any open firearm season. (FE)
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
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Plain-language summary
SB 505 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: authorizing resident disabled veterans to hunt deer of either sex in any open firearm season. (FE). Primary sponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), André Jacque (Republican), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Republican 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Smith | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 31 |
| Melissa Ratcliff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Dianne Hesselbein | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 27 |
| André Jacque | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 1 |
| Sarah Keyeski | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 14 |
| Russell Goodwin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 12 |
| Jeff Mursau | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 36 |
| Christine Sinicki | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 20 |
| Angela Stroud | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 73 |
| Shelia Stubbs | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 78 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Fiscal estimate received
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage
- Introduced by Senators Smith, Ratcliff, Hesselbein, Jacque and Keyeski; cosponsored by Representatives Goodwin, Mursau, Sinicki, Stroud and Stubbs