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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 237: Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for equipment associated with the use of a search and rescue dog. (FE)

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 237 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on May 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for equipment associated with the use of a search and rescue dog. (FE). Primary sponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Steve Nass (Republican), Van Wanggaard (Republican). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass 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 2 · Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jesse JamesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Steve NassPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Van WanggaardPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Deb AndracaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Chanz GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Todd NovakCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Lisa SubeckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79

“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 pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor
  3. Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0
  4. Available for scheduling
  5. Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 1
  6. Executive action taken
  7. Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
  8. Available for scheduling
  9. Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1
  10. Executive action taken
  11. Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested
  12. Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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