---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: age and hunting restrictions applicable to the hunting mentorship program."
description: "Relating to: age and hunting restrictions applicable to the hunting mentorship program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "AB 455"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 455 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edming", "Felzkowski", "Gannon", "Jarchow", "Kleefisch", "Krug", "Kulp", "Mursau", "R. Brooks", "Ripp", "Skowronski", "Stafsholt", "Tittl"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-07-26T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-11-13T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/308b596c-434a-47bd-a257-ae3d573007d2"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab455"
source_hash: "e1cf5379eb25440ed26eed0c509e06a25de858e76926306f242250bc878ab8d2"
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 455 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to: age and hunting restrictions applicable to the hunting mentorship program.

## 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/AB455)

## Votes

- Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 32, Paired 4 — **57–32** (pass) · legislature
- Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 35 — **58–35** (pass) · legislature
- Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 10, Noes 4 — **10–4** (pass) · legislature
- Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 21, Noes 12 — **21–12** (pass) · legislature
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Edming — primary (person)
- Felzkowski — primary (person)
- Gannon — primary (person)
- Jarchow — primary (person)
- Kleefisch — primary (person)
- Krug — primary (person)
- Kulp — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- R. Brooks — primary (person)
- Ripp — primary (person)
- Skowronski — primary (person)
- Stafsholt — primary (person)
- Tittl — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-07-26T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Stafsholt, Kleefisch, R. Brooks, Edming, Felzkowski, Gannon, Jarchow, Krug, Kulp, Mursau, Ripp, Skowronski and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Craig and Tiffany `introduction`
- **2017-07-26T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage
- **2017-08-02T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2017-08-25T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Milroy, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Stuck and Brostoff
- **2017-08-30T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2017-09-05T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 10, Noes 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-09-05T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-2-2017 by Committee on Rules
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Sargent, Barca, Billings, Hebl, Shankland and Hesselbein
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 35
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representatives Kleefisch and Stafsholt
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 3 adopted
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 32, Paired 4 `passage`
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2017-11-03T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2017-11-03T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-03T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2017-11-03T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- **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** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **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 21, Noes 12 `passage`
- **2017-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2017-11-08T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
- **2017-11-09T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 11-9-2017
- **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 62 `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/308b596c-434a-47bd-a257-ae3d573007d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).