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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 626

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Relating to: establishing an open season for hunting deer with muzzle-loading firearms within the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

Firearms and dangerous weapons Hunting Natural resources, department of — Hunting and fishing Park

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to establish a fall

open season for hunting deer within the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore that

begins before the Saturday immediately preceding the fourth Thursday in November

if the season is open for hunting deer only with muzzle-loading firearms.

Under current law, DNR is prohibited from establishing a fall open season for

hunting deer with firearms that begins before the Saturday immediately preceding

the fourth Thursday in November.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Kleefisch (R) , Meyers (D) , Milroy (D)

4 cosponsors

Bewley (D) , Miller (D) , Moulton (R) , Tiffany (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Jan 9, 2018 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 Jan 19, 2018 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. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Meyers, Kleefisch and Milroy; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany, Bewley, Moulton and Miller

  2. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

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

  3. Dec 6, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Dec 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Jan 9, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  6. Jan 9, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Jan 11, 2018 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-16-2018 by Committee on Rules

  8. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Jan 16, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  11. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Jan 16, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Jan 17, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  15. Jan 17, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  16. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

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

  17. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

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

  18. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  19. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  21. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  22. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  24. Jan 30, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 1-30-2018

  25. Apr 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-12-2018

  26. Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 298

  27. Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 4-17-2018