WI AB 239
enactedRelating to: harassment of search and rescue dogs and providing a penalty.
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WI AB 239 pass?
Yes. WI AB 239 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-02. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): Published 4-3-2026
What is WI AB 239 about?
WI AB 239 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: harassment of search and rescue dogs and providing a penalty.”.
Who sponsors WI AB 239?
Subeck, Piwowarczyk, O'Connor and 8 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 239.
- Introduced
- 2025-05-02
- Latest action
- 2026-04-02 — Published 4-3-2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Subeckprimary
- Piwowarczykprimary
- O'Connorprimary
- Novakprimary
- Nedweskiprimary
- Mursauprimary
- Gundrumprimary
- Dittrichprimary
- Behnkeprimary
- Andracaprimary
- Greenprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-05-02
Introduced by Representatives Green, Andraca, Behnke, Dittrich, Gundrum, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators James and Wanggaard
introduction
2025-05-02
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-06-03
Public hearing held
2025-06-10
Representative Stroud added as a coauthor
2025-06-11
Executive action taken
2025-06-19
Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor
2025-06-20
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-20
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2025-10-09
Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules
2025-10-14
Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
2025-10-14
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-10-14
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-10-14
Rules suspended
2025-10-14
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2025-10-14
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-10-15
Received from Assembly
receipt
2025-10-15
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-11-12
Public hearing held
2026-01-12
Executive action taken
2026-01-12
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-12
Available for scheduling
2026-01-16
Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-01-21
Senators Dassler-Alfheim and Smith added as cosponsors
2026-01-21
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-01-21
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-01-21
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-01-21
Read a third time and concurred in
passage,reading-3
2026-01-21
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-01-22
Received from Senate concurred in
receipt
2026-01-23
LRB correction
2026-01-23
Report correctly enrolled on 1-23-2026
enrolled
2026-04-01
Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026
executive-receipt
2026-04-02
Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 152
executive-signature
2026-04-02
Published 4-3-2026
became-law
Versions
Documents
Votes
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0
2025-06-20 · pass · 15-0
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
2026-01-12 · pass · 8-0
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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