Bill Commons

WI AB 238

enacted

Relating to: prohibiting hotels, inns, and motels from discriminating against dog handlers who are accompanied by search and rescue dogs.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced
2025-05-02
Status date
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Published 4-3-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Andracaprimary
  • Greenprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-02

    Introduced by Representatives Green, Andraca, Mursau, O'Connor and Piwowarczyk; cosponsored by Senators James and Wanggaard

    introduction

  2. 2025-05-02

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Commerce

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-06-10

    Representative Stroud added as a coauthor

  4. 2025-06-24

    Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor

  5. 2025-10-01

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Green

    amendment-introduction

  6. 2025-10-02

    Public hearing held

  7. 2025-10-02

    Executive action taken

  8. 2025-10-08

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 6, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-10-08

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 6, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-10-08

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-11-13

    Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules

  12. 2025-11-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  13. 2025-11-19

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  14. 2025-11-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  15. 2025-11-19

    Rules suspended

  16. 2025-11-19

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  17. 2025-11-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. 2025-11-20

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  19. 2025-11-20

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

    reading-1,referral-committee

  20. 2026-01-13

    Executive action taken

  21. 2026-01-13

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2026-01-13

    Available for scheduling

  23. 2026-01-16

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  24. 2026-01-16

    Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. 2026-01-21

    Senators Dassler-Alfheim and Smith added as cosponsors

  26. 2026-01-21

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  27. 2026-01-21

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  28. 2026-01-21

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  29. 2026-01-21

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  30. 2026-01-21

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. 2026-01-22

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  32. 2026-01-22

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)

  33. 2026-01-23

    Report correctly enrolled on 1-22-2026

    enrolled

  34. 2026-04-01

    Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026

    executive-receipt

  35. 2026-04-02

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 151

    executive-signature

  36. 2026-04-02

    Published 4-3-2026

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 6, Noes 0

    2025-10-08 · pass · 6-0

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 6, Noes 0

    2025-10-08 · pass · 6-0

  • Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    2026-01-13 · pass · 8-0

  • Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

    2026-01-16 · pass · 3-2

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