WI AB 238
enactedRelating 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
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Did WI AB 238 pass?
Yes. WI AB 238 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): Published 4-3-2026
What is WI AB 238 about?
WI AB 238 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: prohibiting hotels, inns, and motels from discriminating against dog handlers who are accompanied by search and rescue dogs.”.
Who sponsors WI AB 238?
Piwowarczyk, O'Connor, Mursau and 2 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 238.
- Introduced
- 2025-05-02
- Latest action
- 2026-04-02 — Published 4-3-2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Piwowarczykprimary
- O'Connorprimary
- Mursauprimary
- Andracaprimary
- Greenprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-02
Published 4-3-2026
became-law
2026-04-02
Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 151
executive-signature
2026-04-01
Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026
executive-receipt
2026-01-23
Report correctly enrolled on 1-22-2026
enrolled
2026-01-22
LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
2026-01-22
Received from Senate concurred in
receipt
2026-01-21
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-01-21
Read a third time and concurred in
passage,reading-3
2026-01-21
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-01-21
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-01-21
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-01-21
Senators Dassler-Alfheim and Smith added as cosponsors
2026-01-16
Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-01-16
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-01-13
Available for scheduling
2026-01-13
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-13
Executive action taken
2025-11-20
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-11-20
Received from Assembly
receipt
2025-11-19
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-11-19
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2025-11-19
Rules suspended
2025-11-19
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-11-19
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2025-11-19
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-11-13
Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules
2025-10-08
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2025-10-08
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 6, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-10-08
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 6, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-10-02
Executive action taken
2025-10-02
Public hearing held
2025-10-01
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Green
amendment-introduction
2025-06-24
Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor
2025-06-10
Representative Stroud added as a coauthor
2025-05-02
Read first time and referred to Committee on Commerce
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-05-02
Introduced by Representatives Green, Andraca, Mursau, O'Connor and Piwowarczyk; cosponsored by Senators James and Wanggaard
introduction
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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