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WI AB 436

in committee

Relating to: requiring animal testing facilities and breeders to offer certain dogs and cats for adoption to releasing agencies and providing a penalty. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 436 pass?

Not yet. WI AB 436 is in committee as of 2026-03-23 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 436 about?

WI AB 436 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: requiring animal testing facilities and breeders to offer certain dogs and cats for adoption to releasing agencies and providing a penalty. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 436?

Stubbs, Mursau, Melotik and 17 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 436.

Introduced
2025-09-19
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Stubbsprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Sinickiprimary
  • Andersonprimary
  • Sheehanprimary
  • Donovanprimary
  • Goodwinprimary
  • Bareprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Palmeriprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • DeSmidtprimary
  • Miresseprimary
  • Udellprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Joersprimary
  • Kitchensprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-09-19

    Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Joers, Armstrong, Udell, Miresse, DeSmidt, Piwowarczyk, Maxey, Palmeri, Kreibich, Bare, Goodwin, Donovan, Sheehan, Anderson, Sinicki, Behnke, Melotik, Mursau and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Carpenter, Habush Sinykin, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Keyeski and Jagler

    introduction

  2. 2025-09-19

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-11-04

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens

    amendment-introduction

  4. 2025-11-04

    Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  5. 2025-11-19

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  6. 2026-01-08

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  7. 2026-01-22

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens

    amendment-introduction

  8. 2026-02-11

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  9. 2026-02-11

    Public hearing held

  10. 2026-02-11

    Executive action taken

  11. 2026-02-12

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-02-12

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-02-12

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  14. 2026-02-18

    Made a special order of business at 11:21 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  15. 2026-02-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  16. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  17. 2026-02-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  18. 2026-02-19

    Rules suspended

  19. 2026-02-19

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  20. 2026-02-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. 2026-02-23

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  22. 2026-02-25

    Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

    reading-1,referral-committee

  23. 2026-03-23

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    amendment-failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3

    2026-02-12 · pass · 7-3

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    2026-02-12 · pass · 10-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab436

Attribution

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