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WI SB 851

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Relating to: the use of live animals in medical training and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 851 pass?

No. WI SB 851 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-23). Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI SB 851 about?

WI SB 851 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: the use of live animals in medical training and providing a penalty.”.

Who sponsors WI SB 851?

Cabral-Guevara is the primary sponsor of WI SB 851.

Introduced
2026-01-15
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Cabral-Guevaraprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-15

    Introduced by Senator Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Gustafson, Armstrong, Dittrich and Goeben

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-15

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-29

    Public hearing held

  4. 2026-02-03

    Executive action taken

  5. 2026-02-03

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 4, Noes 1

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-02-03

    Available for scheduling

  7. 2026-02-26

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  8. 2026-03-05

    Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor

  9. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 4, Noes 1

    2026-02-03 · pass · 4-1

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb851

Attribution

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