Assembly Bill 61
Rules that prohibit feeding deer in certain counties. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 6, 2017
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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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.
This bill limits the time during which the feeding of deer may be prohibited following a positive test for certain diseases.
Current law requires the Department of Natural Resources to promulgate rules that prohibit feeding deer for hunting or viewing purposes in certain counties, including counties in which a positive test for chronic wasting disease (CWD) or bovine tuberculosis (BT) has been confirmed in any captive or free-roaming domestic or wild animal after December 31, 1997, and in any county in which the county or a portion of the county is within a ten-mile radius of the known location of that animal (neighboring county). This bill provides that, after any positive test for CWD or BT has been confirmed, the rule prohibiting feeding deer may not be in effect for longer than 36 months in the county where the tested animal was located or longer than 24 months in neighboring counties.
Who's behind it
12 lawmakers are its . All 12 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Bob Gannon · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Jarchow · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Stafsholt · Republican, Senate
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
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 was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 6 · Apr 4, 2017
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 Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 8, Noes 6”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 4, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 4, 2017
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 6.
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Mar 15, 2017
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 22, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 6, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage.
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Feb 6, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 6, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Jarchow, Quinn, R. Brooks, Edming, Felzkowski, Gannon, Kleefisch, Mursau, Skowronski, Stafsholt, Tauchen, Zimmerman and Fields; cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Craig and Harsdorf
- Feb 6, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage
- Feb 22, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 15, 2017 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 28, 2017 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Milroy, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Stuck and Brostoff
- Mar 29, 2017 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 8, Noes 6
- Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- May 3, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Fields withdrawn as a coauthor
- Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote