A bill proposed by Rep. Robert Swearingen (R-Rhinelander) and Sen. Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma) to regulate wakesurfing and wakeboarding fails to provide any meaningful protection against the activities’ impacts. This page contains links to various contributors on the subject. Please contact your legislators and let them know your position on this important topic.
- Assembly Bill 656
- Senate Bill 680
- ACTION ALERT: PROPOSED WAKESPORTS BILL FALLS SHORT — Wisconsin Lakes — 10/21/23
- BILL WOULD LIMIT REGULATION OF WAKESPORTS; REMOVE LOCAL AUTHORITY TO MANAGE IMPACTS — Wisconsin Lakes — 11/29/23
- Evaluate the Impact Boats Designed for Wake Surfing May Have on Fisheries, Waterways, other Lake Users, and the Riparian Zone — Citizen Resolution # 090123 — Wisconsin Conservation Congress — Chippewa County
- Wake boats cause property damage and endanger lives. — Citizen Resolution # 160323 — Wisconsin Conservation Congress — Douglas County
- Hazardous Wakes from Wake surfing Boats — Citizen Resolution # 360123 — Wisconsin Conservation Congress — Manitowoc County
- Prohibit intentional magnification of wakes for wakesurfing because State boat wake laws are obsolete. (Requires Legislation) Citizen Resoltion # 640323 — Vilas County
- Regulation of wake surfing boats is necessary to protect our lakes, personal property and safety of everyone else using the lake. (requires legislation) — Citizen Resolution # 640423 — Wisconsin Conservation Congress — Vilas County
- Testimony in Favor of Responsible Wakes Petition — Sawyer County Lakes Forum — 02/15/23
- Wake Protection Area Ordinance — Town of Bass Lake
- Motorboat Wake Protection Area Ordinance — Town of Round Lake
- Motorboat Wake Protection Area Ordinance — Town of Hayward
- Town of Hayward wake protection ordinance goes out 700 feet — Sawyer County Record — 08/10/22
- Motorboat Wake Protection Area Ordinance — Town of Hunter
- Wisconsin Natural Resource Board — 09/28/22 — 1:00:40 to 1:33:10
- Wisconsin Natural Resource Board — 10/23/22 — 1:55 to 2:10
- Wake Surfing – Wisconsin Statutes, Regulations, and Ordinances — Last Wilderness Alliance
- Responsible Wakes for Vermont Lakes — website with information and recourses
- Vermont wake-surfing rule grabs attention — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 01/11/24
- WAKESPORTS LEGISLATION UPDATE — Wisconsin Lakes
- Proponents of stronger wake surfing regulations dominate North Woods listening sessions — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 11/18/23