2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
LRB-4360/1
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December 2, 2025 - Introduced by Senators Hesselbein, Habush Sinykin, Drake, Ratcliff, L. Johnson, Smith, Jacque, Carpenter, Larson and Spreitzer, cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Rivera-Wagner, Miresse, Prado, Joers, DeSanto, Subeck, Palmeri, Stubbs, Udell, Sheehan, Kaufert, Roe, McCarville, Snodgrass, Bare, Tenorio, Arney, Behnke, Neubauer and Stroud. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs.
SB718,1,2
1An Act to create 27.01 (7) (c) 13. of the statutes; relating to: free state park
2admission for veterans and gold star families. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, no person may operate a vehicle in any state park or in certain other recreational areas on state land unless the vehicle displays a vehicle admission receipt.
This bill provides that a vehicle admission receipt is not required for any vehicle occupied by a person who is a veteran under federal law or who qualifies under federal law for a gold star lapel button (commonly known as gold star family), which signifies that the recipient is the immediate family member of a member of the U.S. armed forces who died while serving during a time of conflict.
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:
SB718,13Section 1. 27.01 (7) (c) 13. of the statutes is created to read: SB718,2,3427.01 (7) (c) 13. Any vehicle, except a motor bus, occupied by a person who
1produces evidence that he or she is a veteran, as defined in 38 USC 101, or that he 2or she meets any of the eligibility criteria specified in 10 USC 1126 (a) (1) to (3) for 3a gold star lapel button.
