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a sales and use tax exemption for equipment associated with the use of a search and rescue dog

a sales and use tax exemption for equipment associated with the use of a search and rescue dog

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Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Senators James, Nass and Wanggaard, cosponsored by Representatives Green, Andraca, Behnke, Melotik, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor and Subeck
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Available for Scheduling
Effective date
Not listed

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a sales and use tax exemption for equipment associated with the use of a search and rescue dog

a sales and use tax exemption for equipment associated with the use of a search and rescue dog Status: S - Available for Scheduling

What This Bill Does

  • a sales and use tax exemption for equipment associated with the use of a search and rescue dog Status: S - Available for Scheduling

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2025-11-19 Sen.

    Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor

  3. 2025-11-12 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  4. 2025-11-12 Sen.

    Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 13, Noes 1

  5. 2025-11-12 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  6. 2025-11-12 Sen.

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  7. 2025-11-11 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  8. 2025-11-11 Sen.

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

  9. 2025-11-11 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  10. 2025-11-11 Sen.

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  11. 2025-10-23 Sen.

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested

  12. 2025-06-24 Sen.

    Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor

  13. 2025-06-10 Sen.

    Representative Stroud added as a cosponsor

  14. 2025-05-27 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  15. 2025-05-12 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  16. 2025-05-09 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators James , Nass and Wanggaard ; cosponsored by Representatives Green , Andraca , Behnke , Melotik , Mursau , Novak , O'Connor and Subeck

  17. 2025-05-09 Sen.

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

Official Summary Text

a sales and use tax exemption for equipment associated with the use of a search and rescue dog
Status: S - Available for Scheduling

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 237
May 9, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
James
,
Nass
and
Wanggaard
, cosponsored by Representatives
Green
,
Andraca
,
Behnke
,
Melotik
,
Mursau
,
Novak
,
O'Connor
and
Subeck
. Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
SB237,1,2
1
An Act

to create
77.54 (75) of the statutes;
relating to:
a sales and use tax
2
exemption for equipment associated with the use of a search and rescue dog.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill provides a sales and use tax exemption for the sale of tangible personal property used to train, manage, or control a search and rescue dog. The bill requires a purchaser to provide an exemption certificate to the seller in order to claim the exemption.
Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB237,1
3
Section
1
.
77.54 (75) of the statutes is created to read:
SB237,2,2
4
77.54
(75)
(a) In this subsection, “search and rescue dog” means a canine that
5
is trained or being trained by a state or nationally recognized search and rescue
1
agency to locate lost or missing individuals or victims of disasters in search and
2
rescue activities.
SB237,2,5
3
(b) The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption
4
of tangible personal property used to train, manage, or control a search and rescue
5
dog.
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Section
2
. Effective date.
SB237,2,8
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(
1
)

This act takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after
8
publication.
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