---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: advertising motor fuel prices by the half-gallon."
description: "Relating to: advertising motor fuel prices by the half-gallon."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "AB 56"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 56 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brandtjen", "E. Brooks", "Felzkowski", "Jagler", "Kleefisch", "Knodl", "Kooyenga", "Kremer", "Krug", "Kulp", "Loudenbeck", "Murphy", "Mursau", "Quinn", "R. Brooks", "Ripp", "Steffen", "Summerfield", "Swearingen", "Tauchen", "Thiesfeldt", "Weatherston"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-06T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-26T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51c08bb7-298c-4382-9c50-92e1341b7815"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab56"
source_hash: "a14ce901a75e3b4207ecf83792eb4676d5c9f3d4668154c4ee17200ab6e325a1"
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 56 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to: advertising motor fuel prices by the half-gallon.

## 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/AB56)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0 — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Brandtjen — primary (person)
- E. Brooks — primary (person)
- Felzkowski — primary (person)
- Jagler — primary (person)
- Kleefisch — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Kooyenga — primary (person)
- Kremer — primary (person)
- Krug — primary (person)
- Kulp — primary (person)
- Loudenbeck — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Quinn — primary (person)
- R. Brooks — primary (person)
- Ripp — primary (person)
- Steffen — primary (person)
- Summerfield — primary (person)
- Swearingen — primary (person)
- Tauchen — primary (person)
- Thiesfeldt — primary (person)
- Weatherston — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Felzkowski, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Jagler, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Mursau, Quinn, Ripp, Steffen, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt and Weatherston; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany, Feyen, Kapenga, Marklein and Petrowski `introduction`
- **2017-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- **2017-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2017-03-01T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2017-03-01T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-01T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 3-7-2017 by Committee on Rules
- **2017-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2017-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2017-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2017-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2017-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2017-03-09T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2017-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2017-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-17T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2017-06-09T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-14-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2017-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **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 concurred in `passage`
- **2017-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2017-06-14T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
- **2017-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** LRB correction
- **2017-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 6-21-2017
- **2017-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 6-21-2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-06-26T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 6-23-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 22 `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-26T05:00:00+00:00** Published 6-24-2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51c08bb7-298c-4382-9c50-92e1341b7815`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).