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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 323

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Relating to: requiring an open season for woodchucks.

Animal Appeals court — Judge Hunting Natural resources, department of — Hunting and fishing Natural resources, department of — Recreation and boating

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

The Department of Natural Resources currently, by rule, prohibits hunting and

trapping woodchucks without DNR's authorization by designating the woodchuck as

a “protected wild animal."

Under this bill, a woodchuck is defined as a “game animal" and as a

“fur-bearing animal." As a result, a person may hunt woodchucks under the

authority of a small game hunting license and trap woodchucks under a trapping

license. Also under this bill, DNR is required to establish an open season for

woodchucks that begins on July 1 of each year and ends on the following December

31. DNR may not impose a bag or possession limit for this season.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Brandtjen (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jacque (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Murphy (R) , Tittl (R) , Wichgers (R)

3 cosponsors

Marklein (R) , Stroebel (R) , Tiffany (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 11, Noes 2

Passed 11–2 Jun 13, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 9, Noes 4

Passed 9–4 Jun 13, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

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

Passed 5–0 Oct 27, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. May 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Jacque, Kleefisch, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, Edming, Horlacher, Murphy, Tittl and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany, Marklein and Stroebel

  2. May 16, 2017 · Assembly

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

  3. May 24, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. May 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Jacque

  5. Jun 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Jun 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 11, Noes 2

  7. Jun 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 9, Noes 4

  8. Jun 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-21-2017 by Committee on Rules

  10. Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  11. Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  13. Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  14. Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  16. Jun 22, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Jun 23, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  18. Jun 23, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  19. Oct 27, 2017 · Senate

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

  20. Oct 27, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-31-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  22. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  24. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Oct 31, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  27. Nov 6, 2017 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-6-2017

  28. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 11-9-2017

  29. Nov 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-11-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 64

  30. Nov 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Published 11-12-2017