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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 239: Relating to: prohibiting hotels, inns, and motels from discriminating against dog handlers who are accompanied by search and rescue dogs.

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 239 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on May 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: prohibiting hotels, inns, and motels from discriminating against dog handlers who are accompanied by search and rescue dogs. Primary sponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Van Wanggaard (Republican). It lists 5 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 1 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jesse JamesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Van WanggaardPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Deb AndracaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Chanz GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Jim PiwowarczykCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98

“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. Available for scheduling
  3. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
  4. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
  5. Executive action taken
  6. Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor
  7. Public hearing held
  8. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James
  9. Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor
  10. Representative Stroud added as a cosponsor
  11. Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
  12. Introduced by Senators James and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Green, Andraca, Mursau, O'Connor and Piwowarczyk

Sources

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