republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2017-regular-session/ab-170.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: advertising on bus shelters located on state trunk highways."
description: "Relating to: advertising on bus shelters located on state trunk highways."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "AB 170"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 170 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Brandtjen", "Fields", "Gannon", "Horlacher", "Hutton", "Kleefisch", "Knodl", "Kooyenga", "Kuglitsch", "Kulp", "Murphy", "Neylon", "Quinn", "R. Brooks", "Ripp", "Rohrkaste", "Sanfelippo", "Skowronski", "Subeck", "Thiesfeldt", "Tusler", "Weatherston"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-20T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-02T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33b536f2-6858-4afd-8a9e-6d8077f03340"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab170"
source_hash: "6690dd2f4f97b1669a19c24c9559e5c0be19595608b238833ff03e368f713567"
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 170 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to: advertising on bus shelters located on state trunk highways.

## 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/AB170)

## Votes

- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 0 — **14–0** (pass) · legislature
- Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 13, Noes 0 — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Brandtjen — primary (person)
- Fields — primary (person)
- Gannon — primary (person)
- Horlacher — primary (person)
- Hutton — primary (person)
- Kleefisch — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Kooyenga — primary (person)
- Kuglitsch — primary (person)
- Kulp — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Neylon — primary (person)
- Quinn — primary (person)
- R. Brooks — primary (person)
- Ripp — primary (person)
- Rohrkaste — primary (person)
- Sanfelippo — primary (person)
- Skowronski — primary (person)
- Subeck — primary (person)
- Thiesfeldt — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)
- Weatherston — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-20T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Hutton, Kooyenga, Allen, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Fields, Gannon, Horlacher, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Murphy, Neylon, Quinn, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Tusler and Weatherston; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Vukmir, Craig, Petrowski, Stroebel, L. Taylor and Wanggaard `introduction`
- **2017-03-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation
- **2017-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2017-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Hutton
- **2017-04-25T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2017-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 13, Noes 0
- **2017-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 5-10-2017 by Committee on Rules
- **2017-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- **2017-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2017-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2017-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2017-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Representatives Kolste and Meyers added as coauthors
- **2017-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2017-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2017-05-11T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **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
- **2017-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 6-23-2017
- **2017-08-01T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 8-1-2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-02T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 8-2-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 37 `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-02T05:00:00+00:00** Published 8-3-2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33b536f2-6858-4afd-8a9e-6d8077f03340`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).