AB 2392025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill
AB 239
Relating to: harassment of search and rescue dogs and providing a penalty.
Enacted Last action April 2, 2026: Published 4-3-2026
Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
Sponsors 11
Status
Enacted as of April 2, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.
Referred to: Assembly Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Assembly Rules, Senate Judiciary and Public Safety (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 0
No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.
Timeline 34
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2026 | Assembly | Published 4-3-2026 |
| April 2, 2026 | Assembly | Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 152 |
| April 1, 2026 | Assembly | Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026 |
| January 23, 2026 | Assembly | Report correctly enrolled on 1-23-2026 |
| January 23, 2026 | Assembly | LRB correction |
| January 22, 2026 | Assembly | Received from Senate concurred in |
| January 21, 2026 | Senate | Ordered immediately messaged |
| January 21, 2026 | Senate | Read a third time and concurred in |
| January 21, 2026 | Senate | Rules suspended to give bill its third reading |
| January 21, 2026 | Senate | Ordered to a third reading |
| January 21, 2026 | Senate | Read a second time |
| January 21, 2026 | Senate | Senators Dassler-Alfheim and Smith added as cosponsors |
| January 16, 2026 | Senate | Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) |
| January 12, 2026 | Senate | Available for scheduling |
| January 12, 2026 | Senate | Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0 |
| January 12, 2026 | Senate | Executive action taken |
| November 12, 2025 | Senate | Public hearing held |
| October 15, 2025 | Senate | Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety |
| October 15, 2025 | Senate | Received from Assembly |
| October 14, 2025 | Assembly | Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor |
| October 14, 2025 | Assembly | Ordered immediately messaged |
| October 14, 2025 | Assembly | Read a third time and passed |
| October 14, 2025 | Assembly | Rules suspended |
| October 14, 2025 | Assembly | Ordered to a third reading |
| October 14, 2025 | Assembly | Read a second time |
| October 9, 2025 | Assembly | Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules |
| June 20, 2025 | Assembly | Referred to committee on Rules |
| June 20, 2025 | Assembly | Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0 |
| June 19, 2025 | Assembly | Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor |
| June 11, 2025 | Assembly | Executive action taken |
| June 10, 2025 | Assembly | Representative Stroud added as a coauthor |
| June 3, 2025 | Assembly | Public hearing held |
| May 2, 2025 | Assembly | Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety |
| May 2, 2025 | Assembly | Introduced by Representatives Green, Andraca, Behnke, Dittrich, Gundrum, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators James and Wanggaard |
Data: Open States (bulk data, October 1, 2026 monthly extract, which has no roll-call tallies; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.