Senate Bill 326
A higher wild animal protection surcharge for the unlawful taking of deer. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jun 23, 2017
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 increases the wild animal protection surcharge that a court may impose when a person unlawfully hunts, snares, possesses, or controls a deer with large antlers.
Under current law, if a court imposes a fine or forfeiture for the unlawful killing, wounding, catching, taking, trapping, or possession of certain wild animals, the court may impose a wild animal protection surcharge. The statute specifies the amount of the surcharge allowed for each type of wild animal.
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This bill allows a court to impose a higher wild animal protection surcharge when it imposes a fine or forfeiture for the unlawful hunting, snaring, possession, or control of a deer with antlers of a certain size. The bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to establish a method for measuring antler size, and specifies the amount of the surcharge for different sizes of antlers. If both a regular and a higher wild animal protection surcharge are allowed, the bill requires a court to impose the higher surcharge.
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . 4 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (12)
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Swearingen · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 3, 2017 to Nov 30, 2017
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jul 25, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 27, 2017
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jun 23, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry.
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Jun 23, 2017
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jun 23, 2017 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Marklein, Olsen, Risser, Wanggaard and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Edming, Krug, Kulp, Mursau, Quinn, Ripp, Swearingen, Tittl and Tusler
- Jun 23, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry
- Jun 27, 2017 · Senate
Representative Brostoff added as a cosponsor
- Jul 25, 2017 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 3, 2017 · Senate
Representative Kitchens added as a cosponsor
- Nov 30, 2017 · Senate
Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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