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SB414 • 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
Senators Wanggaard, Carpenter, Habush Sinykin, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Keyeski and Jagler, cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Joers, Armstrong, Udell, Miresse, DeSmidt, Piwowarczyk, Maxey, Palmeri, Kreibich, Bare, Goodwin, Donovan, Sheehan, Anderson, Sinicki, Behnke, Melotik, Mursau and Stubbs
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Available for Scheduling
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-03-17 Sen.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development , Ayes 4, Noes 1

  3. 2026-03-17 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  4. 2026-03-12 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  5. 2026-02-12 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. 2026-01-27 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  7. 2026-01-22 Sen.

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  8. 2026-01-09 Sen.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  9. 2025-11-19 Sen.

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  10. 2025-11-04 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  11. 2025-11-04 Sen.

    Representative Billings added as a cosponsor

  12. 2025-09-04 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard , Carpenter , Habush Sinykin , Ratcliff , Spreitzer , Keyeski and Jagler ; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens , Joers , Armstrong , Udell , Miresse , DeSmidt , Piwowarczyk , Maxey , Palmeri , Kreibich , Bare , Goodwin , Donovan , Sheehan , Anderson , Sinicki , Behnke , Melotik , Mursau and Stubbs

  13. 2025-09-04 Sen.

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

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 - Available for Scheduling