---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: requiring an open season for woodchucks."
description: "Relating to: requiring an open season for woodchucks."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "AB 323"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 323 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brandtjen", "E. Brooks", "Edming", "Horlacher", "Jacque", "Kleefisch", "Murphy", "Tittl", "Wichgers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-05-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-11-13T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/835cd70d-cba0-4ca5-bf46-0eccc40a8fdc"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab323"
source_hash: "dcd5ddb446b11c254e256db9ae01ffd64af6248d01dce02533bd94e104474435"
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 323 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to: requiring an open season for woodchucks.

## 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/AB323)

## Votes

- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 9, Noes 4 — **9–4** (pass) · legislature
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 11, Noes 2 — **11–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Brandtjen — primary (person)
- E. Brooks — primary (person)
- Edming — primary (person)
- Horlacher — primary (person)
- Jacque — primary (person)
- Kleefisch — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Tittl — primary (person)
- Wichgers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Jacque, Kleefisch, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, Edming, Horlacher, Murphy, Tittl and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany, Marklein and Stroebel `introduction`
- **2017-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage
- **2017-05-24T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2017-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Jacque
- **2017-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2017-06-13T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 11, Noes 2
- **2017-06-13T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 9, Noes 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-13T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-21-2017 by Committee on Rules
- **2017-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- **2017-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2017-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2017-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2017-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2017-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2017-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2017-10-27T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- **2017-10-27T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 10-31-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
- **2017-11-06T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 11-6-2017
- **2017-11-09T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 11-9-2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-11-13T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 11-11-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 64 `executive-signature`
- **2017-11-13T06:00:00+00:00** Published 11-12-2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/835cd70d-cba0-4ca5-bf46-0eccc40a8fdc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).