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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 314

Authorizing hunting from a mechanized lift attached to a motor vehicle

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 28, 2018. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    May 8, 2017

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Nov 2, 2017

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Jan 23, 2018

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2017 Wisconsin Act 171

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Published 3-29-2018”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill authorizes a person to hunt from a motor vehicle equipped with a mechanized lift.

Under current law, no person may place, possess, or transport a loaded firearm, a cocked crossbow, or a bow with a nocked arrow in or on a vehicle. Under current law, no person may load a firearm, discharge a firearm, or shoot a bolt or an arrow from a bow or crossbow in or from a vehicle. Under this bill, these prohibitions do not apply to a person legally hunting from a platform elevated by a mechanized lift attached to a motor vehicle equipped with stabilizers, subject to certain requirements.

Who's behind it

8 representatives are its ⁠. All 8 are Republicans.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 11 names

Authors (8)

Signed on in support (3)

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage vote on an amendment

Passed, 14 to 0 · Jun 16, 2017

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage vote to recommend it

Passed, 14 to 0 · Jun 16, 2017

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 19, 2018

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 28, 2018

    The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 171.

  3. Mar 27, 2018

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Jan 23, 2018

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Jan 19, 2018

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  6. Nov 6, 2017

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Nov 3, 2017

    The Senate received it.

  8. Nov 2, 2017

    The Assembly passed it.

  9. Nov 2, 2017

    The Assembly adopted it.

  10. Jun 16, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Jun 16, 2017

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 0.

  12. Jun 7, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. May 8, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage.

  14. May 8, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. May 8, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Spiros, Kleefisch, Horlacher, Mursau, Skowronski, Thiesfeldt, Tusler and Weatherston; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Cowles and Olsen

  2. May 8, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage

  3. Jun 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 12, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Spiros

  5. Jun 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Jun 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  7. Jun 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  8. Jun 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Oct 31, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-2-2017 by Committee on Rules

  10. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  12. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Nov 3, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Nov 6, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  18. Nov 6, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  19. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  20. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-23-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  22. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  24. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  27. Feb 2, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-2-2018

  28. Mar 27, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-27-2018

  29. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-28-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 171

  30. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 3-29-2018

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

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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

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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