Wisconsin House Bill 117

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Committee Bill
Status: Failed on March 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to renumber 29.179 (5); to amend 20.370 (5) (fq), 29.179 (4), 29.563 (13) (a), 29.563 (13) (b), 29.563 (14) (c) 3., 29.563 (14) (c) 4., 29.889 (1) (e), 29.938 (intro.), 29.977 (1) (b) and 29.983 (1) (b) 2.; to create 20.115 (7) (ac), 20.370 (1) (hy), 29.165, 29.179 (1) (a) 12., 29.179 (5) (b), 29.180 (1) (a) 8m., 29.180 (4m), 29.183 (1) (hm), 29.183 (6), 29.553 (1) (gm), 29.563 (2) (c) 3., 29.563 (2) (d) 3., 29.563 (13) (am), 29.563 (14) (a) 4., 29.596 and 93.67 of the statutes; Relating to: hunting of sandhill cranes, programs related to sandhill crane damage, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Hunting of sandhill cranes, programs related to sandhill crane damage, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

House Joint Legislative Council Committee

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	Senate	Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2026-02-25	Senate	Available for scheduling
2026-02-25	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
2026-02-23	Senate	Received from Assembly
2026-02-19	House	Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-19	House	Read a third time and passed
2026-02-19	House	Rules suspended
2026-02-19	House	Ordered to a third reading
2026-02-19	House	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
2026-02-19	House	Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
2026-02-19	House	Read a second time
2026-02-18	House	Made a special order of business at 11:04 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
2026-02-16	House	Fiscal estimate received
2026-01-15	House	Referred to committee on Rules
2026-01-15	House	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Ayes 7, Noes 3
2026-01-15	House	Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Ayes 7, Noes 3
2026-01-15	House	Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Ayes 7, Noes 3
2026-01-14	House	Executive action taken
2026-01-12	House	Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tittl
2026-01-06	House	Public hearing held
2025-12-09	House	Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor
2025-11-06	House	LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)
2025-11-04	House	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Pronschinske
2025-04-22	House	Fiscal estimate received
2025-04-11	House	Fiscal estimate received
2025-03-21	House	Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor
2025-03-11	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage
2025-03-11	House	Introduced

SB112 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab117
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB117.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB117-ASA1.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB117-ASA1-AA1.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab117/ab117_datcp.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab117/ab117_dnr.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/sporting_heritage/1962747.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/AB117.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab117/asa1_ab117_dnr_s.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/senate_organization/1984998.pdf