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AB436 • 2025

requiring animal testing facilities and breeders to offer certain dogs and cats for adoption to releasing agencies and providing a penalty

requiring animal testing facilities and breeders to offer certain dogs and cats for adoption to releasing agencies and providing a penalty

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
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
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-02-25 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

  3. 2026-02-23 Sen.

    Received from Assembly

  4. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Read a second time

  5. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  6. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  7. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  8. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Read a third time and passed

  9. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. 2026-02-18 Asm.

    Made a special order of business at 11:21 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  11. 2026-02-12 Asm.

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs , Ayes 7, Noes 3

  12. 2026-02-12 Asm.

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs , Ayes 10, Noes 0

  13. 2026-02-12 Asm.

    Referred to committee on Rules

  14. 2026-02-11 Asm.

    Fiscal estimate received

  15. 2026-02-11 Asm.

    Public hearing held

  16. 2026-02-11 Asm.

    Executive action taken

  17. 2026-01-22 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens

  18. 2026-01-08 Asm.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  19. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  20. 2025-11-04 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens

  21. 2025-11-04 Asm.

    Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  22. 2025-09-19 Asm.

    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

  23. 2025-09-19 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

Official Summary Text

requiring animal testing facilities and breeders to offer certain dogs and cats for adoption to releasing agencies and providing a penalty
Status: S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development