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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 436: Relating to: requiring animal testing facilities and breeders to offer certain dogs and cats for adoption to releasing agencies and providing a penalty. (FE)

Passed one chamber 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 436 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on September 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: requiring animal testing facilities and breeders to offer certain dogs and cats for adoption to releasing agencies and providing a penalty. (FE). Primary sponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), Alex Joers (Democratic), Dave Armstrong (Republican), Randy Udell (Democratic), Vinnie Miresse (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Mike Bare (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Bob Donovan (Republican), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Clint Anderson (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Jeff Mursau (Republican), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

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 16 · Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joel KitchensPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Alex JoersPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Dave ArmstrongPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Randy UdellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Vinnie MiressePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Ben DeSmidtPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Dave MaxeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Lori PalmeriPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Rob KreibichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Mike BarePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Russell GoodwinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Bob DonovanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Joe SheehanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Clint AndersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Christine SinickiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Paul MelotikPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Jeff MursauPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Shelia StubbsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Tim CarpenterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
John JaglerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Sarah KeyeskiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Melissa RatcliffCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Jodi Habush SinykinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Mark SpreitzerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
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. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
  3. Received from Assembly
  4. Ordered immediately messaged
  5. Read a third time and passed
  6. Rules suspended
  7. Ordered to a third reading
  8. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
  9. Read a second time
  10. Made a special order of business at 11:21 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
  11. Referred to committee on Rules
  12. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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