WI AB61 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 23-5)
Status: Passed on August 11 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-19 - Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

An Act to amend 951.18 (2m) of the statutes; Relating to: injuring or killing a police or fire animal and providing a penalty.

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Title

Injuring or killing a police or fire animal and providing a penalty.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2026-03-19HouseRepresentative Emerson added as a coauthor
2026-03-10HouseRepresentative Billings added as a coauthor
2026-03-06HouseRepresentative Brown added as a coauthor
2026-01-23HouseRepresentative Doyle added as a coauthor
2025-08-11HousePublished 8-9-2025
2025-08-11HouseReport approved by the Governor on 8-8-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 28
2025-08-07HousePresented to the Governor on 8-7-2025
2025-06-19HouseReport correctly enrolled on 6-19-2025
2025-06-19HouseReceived from Senate concurred in
2025-06-18SenateOrdered immediately messaged
2025-06-18SenateRead a third time and concurred in
2025-06-18SenateRules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-06-18SenateOrdered to a third reading
2025-06-18SenateRead a second time
2025-06-18SenateSenators Ratcliff and Keyeski added as cosponsors
2025-06-17SenatePlaced on calendar 6-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-06-05SenateAvailable for scheduling
2025-06-05SenateReport concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1
2025-06-04SenateExecutive action taken
2025-05-07SenateSenator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor
2025-04-01SenatePublic hearing held
2025-03-14SenateRead first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
2025-03-13SenateReceived from Assembly
2025-03-13HouseOrdered immediately messaged
2025-03-13HouseRead a third time and passed
2025-03-13HouseRules suspended
2025-03-13HouseOrdered to a third reading
2025-03-13HouseRead a second time
2025-03-13HouseRepresentatives Anderson and Stubbs added as coauthors
2025-03-11HouseReferred to calendar of 3-13-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)
2025-03-11HouseReport passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0
2025-03-11HouseExecutive action taken
2025-03-07HouseRepresentative Fitzgerald added as a coauthor
2025-03-05HousePublic hearing held
2025-03-04HouseRepresentative McCarville added as a coauthor
2025-02-24HouseRead first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
2025-02-24HouseIntroduced

Same As/Similar To

SB64 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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