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AB61 • 2025

injuring or killing a police or fire animal and providing a penalty

injuring or killing a police or fire animal and providing a penalty

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representatives Nedweski, Dittrich, Piwowarczyk, Andraca, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Callahan, Donovan, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kaufert, Kitchens, Kreibich, Maxey, Miresse, O'Connor, Penterman, Sinicki, Steffen, Tittl and Wichgers, cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Carpenter, L. Johnson, Marklein and Nass
Last action
2026-03-19
Official status
A - Enacted into Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-19 Asm.

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  2. 2026-03-10 Asm.

    Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  3. 2026-03-06 Asm.

    Representative Brown added as a coauthor

  4. 2026-01-23 Asm.

    Representative Doyle added as a coauthor

  5. 2025-08-11 Asm.

    Report approved by the Governor on 8-8-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 28

  6. 2025-08-11 Asm.

    Published 8-9-2025

  7. 2025-08-07 Asm.

    Presented to the Governor on 8-7-2025

  8. 2025-06-19 Asm.

    Received from Senate concurred in

  9. 2025-06-19 Asm.

    Report correctly enrolled on 6-19-2025

  10. 2025-06-18 Sen.

    Senators Ratcliff and Keyeski added as cosponsors

  11. 2025-06-18 Sen.

    Read a second time

  12. 2025-06-18 Sen.

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. 2025-06-18 Sen.

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  14. 2025-06-18 Sen.

    Read a third time and concurred in

  15. 2025-06-18 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. 2025-06-17 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 6-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  17. 2025-06-05 Sen.

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety , Ayes 7, Noes 1

  18. 2025-06-05 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  19. 2025-06-04 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  20. 2025-05-07 Sen.

    Senator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor

  21. 2025-04-01 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  22. 2025-03-14 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  23. 2025-03-13 Asm.

    Representatives Anderson and Stubbs added as coauthors

  24. 2025-03-13 Asm.

    Read a second time

  25. 2025-03-13 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. 2025-03-13 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  27. 2025-03-13 Asm.

    Read a third time and passed

  28. 2025-03-13 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. 2025-03-13 Sen.

    Received from Assembly

  30. 2025-03-11 Asm.

    Executive action taken

  31. 2025-03-11 Asm.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety , Ayes 15, Noes 0

  32. 2025-03-11 Asm.

    Referred to calendar of 3-13-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)

  33. 2025-03-07 Asm.

    Representative Fitzgerald added as a coauthor

  34. 2025-03-05 Asm.

    Public hearing held

  35. 2025-03-04 Asm.

    Representative McCarville added as a coauthor

  36. 2025-02-24 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Nedweski , Dittrich , Piwowarczyk , Andraca , Armstrong , Behnke , Brill , Callahan , Donovan , Goeben , Gundrum , B. Jacobson , Kaufert , Kitchens , Kreibich , Maxey , Miresse , O'Connor , Penterman , Sinicki , Steffen , Tittl and Wichgers ; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard , Carpenter , L. Johnson , Marklein and Nass

  37. 2025-02-24 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Official Summary Text

injuring or killing a police or fire animal and providing a penalty
Status: A - Enacted into Law