---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: restrictions on the hunting of antlerless deer by members of a group hunting party."
description: "Relating to: restrictions on the hunting of antlerless deer by members of a group hunting party."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "AB 528"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 528 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Berceau", "Bernier", "Kleefisch", "Milroy", "Mursau", "Swearingen"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-10-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-11-13T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74761101-5ba2-484d-8261-5bcd113f1cd0"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab528"
source_hash: "7049f8c8c43962821b01b2d403f16667330061d4832bac39003d2f0cf15de996"
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 528 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to: restrictions on the hunting of antlerless deer by members of a group hunting party.

## 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/AB528)

## Votes

- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 13, Noes 0 — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 13, Noes 0 — **13–0** (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

- Berceau — primary (person)
- Bernier — primary (person)
- Kleefisch — primary (person)
- Milroy — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Swearingen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Bernier, Milroy, Kleefisch, Berceau, Mursau and Swearingen; cosponsored by Senators Moulton and Bewley `introduction`
- **2017-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage
- **2017-10-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2017-10-19T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Bernier
- **2017-10-24T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Bernier
- **2017-10-25T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 13, Noes 0
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 13, Noes 0 `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 Substitute Amendment 1 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 `passage`
- **2017-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Barca added as a coauthor
- **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 `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 61 `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/74761101-5ba2-484d-8261-5bcd113f1cd0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).