Assembly Bill 548
Possession of certain animals killed by vehicles
Topics: Animal, Game bird, Game: Hunting, Motor vehicle, Police
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Jan 28, 2010, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Nov 5, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 28, 2010
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ”
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Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is authorized to issue hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses, permits, tags, and other approvals (approvals) and to otherwise establish and maintain conditions regulating hunting, fishing, and trapping. Generally, current law requires a person to have a valid approval to hunt a deer and to take possession of the deer carcass.
Current law authorizes a person who accidentally kills a deer while operating a motor vehicle on a highway to take possession of the deer carcass and to remove it from the scene of the accident if the person has the carcass tagged by a law enforcement officer or gives the law enforcement officer certain identifying information and has the carcass tagged at a later time as instructed by the law enforcement officer. Current law prohibits DNR from charging a fee to issue a tag for this purpose. Under this bill, the law regulating the possession of the carcass of a deer killed by a vehicle also applies to bear and wild turkey.
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This bill allows a person who accidentally kills certain other small game animals while operating a motor vehicle on a highway to also take possession of the carcass of that small game animal. Under the bill, the operator of the motor vehicle may take possession of the carcass of the small game animal, if the animal is not a fisher, otter, or bobcat, if the motor vehicle operator possesses an approval that authorizes the hunting or trapping of the kind of animal killed, and if the animal is killed during the open season for that animal. If the operator of the motor vehicle does not want to take possession of the carcass, any other person may take possession of the carcass if that person possesses an approval that authorizes the hunting or trapping of the kind of animal killed by the motor vehicle, and if the animal was killed during the open season for that animal. Unlike current law authorizing the possession of the carcass of a deer killed by a vehicle, a person who is authorized under this bill to take possession of a small game animal killed by a vehicle need not have the animal tagged by a law enforcement officer.
Who's behind it
16 lawmakers are its . 8 are Democrats and 8 are Republicans.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (16)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Donald Friske · Republican, Assembly
- Phil Garthwaite · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Ann Hraychuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Mary Williams · Republican, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Ted Zigmunt · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (9)
- Alan Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Randy Hopper · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Fish and Wildlife vote to recommend it
Passed, 10 to 0 · Jan 26, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Fish and Wildlife, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · Feb 17, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 17, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Feb 11, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 2, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
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Jan 29, 2010
The Senate received it.
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Jan 28, 2010
The Assembly passed it.
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Jan 26, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 26, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.
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Jan 5, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 5, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Fish and Wildlife.
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Nov 5, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Hraychuck, Zigmunt, Smith, Vruwink, Friske, Molepske Jr., Ballweg, Brooks, Gunderson, Garthwaite, Strachota, Danou, Berceau, Bies, Petrowski and M. Williams;Cosponsored by Senators Holperin, Vinehout, A. Lasee, Taylor, Grothman, Schultz, Lassa, Hopper and Olsen
- Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Fish and Wildlife
- Jan 5, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 20, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Fish and Wildlife, Ayes 10, Noes 0
- Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-28-2010 by committee on Rules
- Jan 28, 2010 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 28, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 28, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 28, 2010 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Jan 28, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 29, 2010 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 2, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources
- Feb 11, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 17, 2010 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 17, 2010 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Feb 17, 2010 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote