---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: appointing delegates for a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution."
description: "Relating to: appointing delegates for a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "AB 165"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 165 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bernier", "Duchow", "E. Brooks", "Edming", "Horlacher", "Hutton", "Jarchow", "Knodl", "Kremer", "Krug", "Kuglitsch", "Kulp", "Mursau", "Neylon", "R. Brooks", "Rohrkaste", "Sanfelippo", "Schraa", "Spiros", "Steffen", "Thiesfeldt"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 36
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-03-20T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-11-28T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e74ea56d-9f3b-4b07-99b8-24baf9313e5f"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab165"
source_hash: "f0f9cc1bd32c2e483eba72f036e2b7b536e417b57524c9d9a0800fc2b4ba0f45"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 165 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to: appointing delegates for a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2017/REG/AB165)

## Votes

- Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations, Ayes 5, Noes 2 — **5–2** (pass) · legislature
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations, Ayes 5, Noes 2 — **5–2** (pass) · legislature
- Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 14 — **19–14** (pass) · legislature
- Read a third time and passed, Ayes 58, Noes 37, Paired 2 — **58–37** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bernier — primary (person)
- Duchow — primary (person)
- E. Brooks — primary (person)
- Edming — primary (person)
- Horlacher — primary (person)
- Hutton — primary (person)
- Jarchow — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Kremer — primary (person)
- Krug — primary (person)
- Kuglitsch — primary (person)
- Kulp — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Neylon — primary (person)
- R. Brooks — primary (person)
- Rohrkaste — primary (person)
- Sanfelippo — primary (person)
- Schraa — primary (person)
- Spiros — primary (person)
- Steffen — primary (person)
- Thiesfeldt — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-03-20T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Bernier, Knodl, E. Brooks, Duchow, Edming, Horlacher, Hutton, Jarchow, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Mursau, Neylon, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Spiros, Steffen, Thiesfeldt and R. Brooks; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Craig, Lasee and Stroebel `introduction`
- **2017-03-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations
- **2017-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2017-04-21T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Bernier
- **2017-04-21T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Bernier
- **2017-04-21T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Bernier
- **2017-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Bernier
- **2017-05-31T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2017-06-02T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations, Ayes 5, Noes 2
- **2017-06-02T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations, Ayes 5, Noes 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-02T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-14-2017 by Committee on Rules
- **2017-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- **2017-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- **2017-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2017-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2017-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed, Ayes 58, Noes 37, Paired 2 `passage`
- **2017-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2017-06-15T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2017-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-20T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2017-11-03T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-7-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2017-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Roth
- **2017-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author
- **2017-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2017-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2017-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 14 `passage`
- **2017-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2017-11-08T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
- **2017-11-22T06:00:00+00:00** LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)
- **2017-11-22T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 11-22-2017
- **2017-11-22T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 11-22-2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-11-28T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 11-27-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 83 `executive-signature`
- **2017-11-28T06:00:00+00:00** Published 11-28-2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e74ea56d-9f3b-4b07-99b8-24baf9313e5f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).