---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: the regulation of nonferrous metallic mining, prospecting, exploration, and bulk sampling, repealing administrative rules relating to wetlands, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: the regulation of nonferrous metallic mining, prospecting, exploration, and bulk sampling, repealing administrative rules relating to wetlands, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "AB 499"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 499 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bernier", "Brandtjen", "Duchow", "Edming", "Gannon", "Horlacher", "Hutton", "Jarchow", "Kleefisch", "Knodl", "Kooyenga", "Kremer", "Kulp", "Macco", "Quinn", "R. Brooks", "Rodriguez", "Sanfelippo", "Skowronski", "Tauchen", "Wichgers", "Zimmerman"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 59
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2017-09-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-12T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dddf8a6c-02e7-41c6-b982-ab8389099865"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab499"
source_hash: "6eb265f86184d2f030a8222b74175617606b4c7d6ab7f488d155b4c72e30c51e"
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 499 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to: the regulation of nonferrous metallic mining, prospecting, exploration, and bulk sampling, repealing administrative rules relating to wetlands, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

## 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/AB499)
2. **Bill Text Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2017/REG/AB499-engrossed.pdf)

## Votes

- Report Assembly Amendment 6 adoption recommended by Committee on Labor, Ayes 6, Noes 3 — **6–3** (pass) · legislature
- Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 38, Paired 6 — **53–38** (pass) · legislature
- Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Report Assembly Amendment 5 adoption recommended by Committee on Labor, Ayes 6, Noes 3 — **6–3** (pass) · legislature
- Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 14 — **19–14** (pass) · legislature
- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Labor, Ayes 6, Noes 3 — **6–3** (pass) · legislature
- Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Labor, Ayes 6, Noes 3 — **6–3** (pass) · legislature
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Labor, Ayes 6, Noes 3 — **6–3** (pass) · legislature
- Report Assembly Amendment 3 adoption recommended by Committee on Labor, Ayes 6, Noes 3 — **6–3** (pass) · legislature
- Assembly Amendment 8 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 35 — **57–35** (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
- Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Report Assembly Amendment 4 adoption recommended by Committee on Labor, Ayes 6, Noes 3 — **6–3** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bernier — primary (person)
- Brandtjen — primary (person)
- Duchow — primary (person)
- Edming — primary (person)
- Gannon — primary (person)
- Horlacher — primary (person)
- Hutton — primary (person)
- Jarchow — primary (person)
- Kleefisch — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Kooyenga — primary (person)
- Kremer — primary (person)
- Kulp — primary (person)
- Macco — primary (person)
- Quinn — primary (person)
- R. Brooks — primary (person)
- Rodriguez — primary (person)
- Sanfelippo — primary (person)
- Skowronski — primary (person)
- Tauchen — primary (person)
- Wichgers — primary (person)
- Zimmerman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-09-14T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Hutton, Kulp, Jarchow, Rodriguez, Horlacher, Quinn, Macco, Sanfelippo, Edming, Kremer, Gannon, Tauchen, Duchow, Kleefisch, Skowronski, Wichgers, Knodl, Bernier, Kooyenga, R. Brooks, Zimmerman and Brandtjen; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany, Fitzgerald, Darling, LeMahieu, Moulton, Feyen, Stroebel, Kapenga, Wanggaard, Craig, Lasee, Nass and Vukmir `introduction`
- **2017-09-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Labor
- **2017-09-25T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2017-09-25T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2017-10-05T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Hutton
- **2017-10-05T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Hutton
- **2017-10-05T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Hutton
- **2017-10-05T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representative Hutton
- **2017-10-05T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 5 offered by Representative Hutton
- **2017-10-05T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 6 offered by Representative Hutton
- **2017-10-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Labor, Ayes 6, Noes 3
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Labor, Ayes 6, Noes 3
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 3 adoption recommended by Committee on Labor, Ayes 6, Noes 3
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 4 adoption recommended by Committee on Labor, Ayes 6, Noes 3
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 5 adoption recommended by Committee on Labor, Ayes 6, Noes 3
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 6 adoption recommended by Committee on Labor, Ayes 6, Noes 3
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Labor, Ayes 6, Noes 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+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 1 adopted
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 2 adopted
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 3 adopted
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 4 adopted
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 5 adopted
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 6 adopted
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 7 offered by Representative Spiros
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 7 withdrawn and returned to author
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 8 offered by Representatives Sinicki, Shankland, Anderson, Hesselbein, Kolste, Ohnstad, C. Taylor, Vruwink, Sargent, Subeck, Doyle and Hebl
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 8 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 35
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 9 offered by Representative Spiros
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 9 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 53, Noes 38, Paired 6 `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** Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- **2017-11-03T05:00:00+00:00** Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- **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)
- **2017-11-03T05:00:00+00:00** Printed engrossed by the direction of the Senate Chief Clerk-4762
- **2017-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
- **2017-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 5)
- **2017-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 6)
- **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 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
- **2017-11-27T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 11-27-2017
- **2017-12-07T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 12-7-2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-12T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 12-11-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 134 `executive-signature`
- **2017-12-12T06:00:00+00:00** Published 12-12-2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dddf8a6c-02e7-41c6-b982-ab8389099865`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).