2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 436

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

In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov

Sponsors 20

Prime sponsors

Anderson, Armstrong, Bare, Behnke, DeSmidt, Donovan, Goodwin, Joers, Kitchens, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Miresse, Mursau, Palmeri, Piwowarczyk, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stubbs, Udell

Status

In committee as of March 23, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Assembly Rules, Assembly State Affairs, Senate Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 23

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Senate	Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
February 25, 2026	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
February 23, 2026	Senate	Received from Assembly
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Ordered immediately messaged
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Read a third time and passed
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Rules suspended
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Ordered to a third reading
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Read a second time
February 18, 2026	Assembly	Made a special order of business at 11:21 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
February 12, 2026	Assembly	Referred to committee on Rules
February 12, 2026	Assembly	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0
February 12, 2026	Assembly	Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3
February 11, 2026	Assembly	Executive action taken
February 11, 2026	Assembly	Public hearing held
February 11, 2026	Assembly	Fiscal estimate received
January 22, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens
January 8, 2026	Assembly	Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
November 19, 2025	Assembly	Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
November 4, 2025	Assembly	Representative Billings added as a coauthor
November 4, 2025	Assembly	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens
September 19, 2025	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
September 19, 2025	Assembly	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

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.