WI AB238 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 2 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-02 - Published 4-3-2026
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 2 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-02 - Published 4-3-2026
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
An Act to create 106.52 (1) (ce), 106.52 (1) (fe) and 106.52 (3) (as) of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting hotels, inns, and motels from discriminating against dog handlers who are accompanied by search and rescue dogs.
Title
Prohibiting hotels, inns, and motels from discriminating against dog handlers who are accompanied by search and rescue dogs.
Sponsors
| Rep. Chanz Green [R] | Rep. Deb Andraca [D] | Rep. Jeffrey Mursau [R] | Rep. Jerry O'Connor [R] |
| Rep. Jim Piwowarczyk [R] | Sen. Jesse James [R] | Sen. Van Wanggaard [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | House | Published 4-3-2026 |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 151 |
| 2026-04-01 | House | Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026 |
| 2026-01-23 | House | Report correctly enrolled on 1-22-2026 |
| 2026-01-22 | House | LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1) |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Received from Senate concurred in |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Ordered immediately messaged |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Read a third time and concurred in |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Rules suspended to give bill its third reading |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Ordered to a third reading |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Read a second time |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Senators Dassler-Alfheim and Smith added as cosponsors |
| 2026-01-16 | Senate | Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) |
| 2026-01-16 | Senate | Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 |
| 2026-01-13 | Senate | Available for scheduling |
| 2026-01-13 | Senate | Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0 |
| 2026-01-13 | Senate | Executive action taken |
| 2025-11-20 | Senate | Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety |
| 2025-11-20 | Senate | Received from Assembly |
| 2025-11-19 | House | Ordered immediately messaged |
| 2025-11-19 | House | Read a third time and passed |
| 2025-11-19 | House | Rules suspended |
| 2025-11-19 | House | Ordered to a third reading |
| 2025-11-19 | House | Assembly Amendment 1 adopted |
| 2025-11-19 | House | Read a second time |
| 2025-11-13 | House | Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules |
| 2025-10-08 | House | Referred to committee on Rules |
| 2025-10-08 | House | Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 6, Noes 0 |
| 2025-10-08 | House | Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 6, Noes 0 |
| 2025-10-02 | House | Executive action taken |
| 2025-10-02 | House | Public hearing held |
| 2025-10-01 | House | Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Green |
| 2025-06-24 | House | Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor |
| 2025-06-10 | House | Representative Stroud added as a coauthor |
| 2025-05-02 | House | Read first time and referred to Committee on Commerce |
| 2025-05-02 | House | Introduced |
Same As/Similar To
SB239 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
