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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 414: Relating to: requiring animal testing facilities and breeders to offer certain dogs and cats for adoption to releasing agencies and providing a penalty. (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 414 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on September 4, 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: Van Wanggaard (Republican), Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), John Jagler (Republican). It lists 20 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 16 · Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Van WanggaardPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Tim CarpenterPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Jodi Habush SinykinPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Melissa RatcliffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Sarah KeyeskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
John JaglerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Clint AndersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Dave ArmstrongCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Mike BareCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Ben DeSmidtCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Bob DonovanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Russell GoodwinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Alex JoersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Joel KitchensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Dave MaxeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Vinnie MiresseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Lori PalmeriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Jim PiwowarczykCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Joe SheehanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Christine SinickiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Shelia StubbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Randy UdellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47

“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 recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 4, Noes 1
  4. Executive action taken
  5. Fiscal estimate received
  6. Public hearing held
  7. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard
  8. Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
  9. Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor
  10. Representative Billings added as a cosponsor
  11. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard
  12. Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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