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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 239: Relating to: harassment of search and rescue dogs and providing a penalty.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 239 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on May 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: harassment of search and rescue dogs and providing a penalty. Primary sponsor: Chanz Green (Republican), Deb Andraca (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Jeff Mursau (Republican), Amanda Nedweski (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Lisa Subeck (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2026): Published 4-3-2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chanz GreenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Deb AndracaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Rick GundrumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Jeff MursauPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Amanda NedweskiPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Todd NovakPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Jerry O'ConnorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Lisa SubeckPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Jesse JamesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Van WanggaardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Published 4-3-2026
  2. Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 152
  3. Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026
  4. Report correctly enrolled on 1-23-2026
  5. LRB correction
  6. Received from Senate concurred in
  7. Ordered immediately messaged
  8. Read a third time and concurred in
  9. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
  10. Ordered to a third reading
  11. Read a second time
  12. Senators Dassler-Alfheim and Smith added as cosponsors

Showing 12 most recent of 34 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source