The Republican leader of the state Assembly said Tuesday it's unlikely lawmakers will vote this session on a bill that would allow excavation of some Native American burial mounds in Wisconsin.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said he supports the right of private property owners to utilize the land they own, but said responsibility also comes along with land ownership.

Vos said he has met with the Ho-Chunk Nation and other tribes and understands their frustrations with the bill.

The bill from Sen. Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield, and Rep. Robert Brooks, R-Saukville, would require the Wisconsin Historical Society to allow property owners to excavate in order to determine whether human remains are present in effigy mounds on their property. If the mounds held no remains, property owners would be able to make use of the land as they wished.

Opponents of the bill say excavating to determine whether remains are present defeats the purpose of any protections for the mounds.