Assembly Bill 693
The offering of deer to a meat processing facility for provision to a food pantry
Topics: Charitable corporation, Credit, Farmland preservation, Hunting, Livestock and meat, Nutrition
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
-
Introduced, passed
Nov 26, 2025
-
Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
-
Assembly vote, not reached
-
Senate vote, not reached
-
Governor, not reached
-
Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Sporting Heritage.
Following saves it on this device. New actions show on your Following page. You can also get updates in a feed reader.
Embed this on your site
Paste this code into your page. The card shows the latest record each time it loads. Preview the card
The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 680. That version died when the session ended.
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill exempts certain deer from a prohibition on selling, purchasing, bartering, or trading wild animals. Specifically, a deer is exempt from this prohibition if it is lawfully taken in the central farmland zone or southern farmland zone and it is offered, in exchange for one or more gift cards or gift certificates to local businesses, to a meat processing facility that agrees to process the deer and that agrees to provide the processed meat to a food distribution service, defined in current law as a program of a private nonprofit organization that provides food products directly to individuals with low incomes or that collects food products for that purpose.
Who's behind it
10 representatives are its . All 10 are Republicans.
5 more lawmakers .
See all 15 names Hide the names
Authors (10)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Lindee Brill · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Russell Goodwin · Democrat, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Joe Sheehan · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
-
Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
-
Feb 20, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
-
Jan 14, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
-
Dec 9, 2025 to Dec 12, 2025
3 more representatives signed on in support.
-
Nov 26, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Sporting Heritage.
-
Nov 26, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
See the official record, word for word Hide the official record
- Nov 26, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Mursau, Novak, Behnke, Brill, Duchow, Knodl, Penterman, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Jacque
- Nov 26, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage
- Dec 9, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
- Dec 12, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Goodwin added as a coauthor
- Dec 12, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
- Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 20, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Sheehan added as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2026 · 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.
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
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