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Wisconsin Legislature · AB 238 · A - Enacted into Law

Prohibiting hotels, inns, and motels from discriminating against dog handlers who are accompanied by search and rescue dogs

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Officially: “prohibiting hotels, inns, and motels from discriminating against dog handlers who are accompanied by search and rescue dogs. Read the full text

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2025-2026 legislature

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Introduced by Representatives Green, Andraca, Mursau, O'Connor and Piwowarczyk; cosponsored by Senators James and Wanggaard · May 2, 2025

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Read first time and referred to Committee on Commerce · May 2, 2025

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Representative Stroud added as a coauthor · Jun 10, 2025

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Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor · Jun 24, 2025

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Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Green · Oct 1, 2025

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Public hearing held · Oct 2, 2025

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Executive action taken · Oct 2, 2025

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Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 6, Noes 0 · Oct 8, 2025

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Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 6, Noes 0 · Oct 8, 2025

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Referred to committee on Rules · Oct 8, 2025

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Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules · Nov 13, 2025

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Read a second time · Nov 19, 2025

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Assembly Amendment 1 adopted · Nov 19, 2025

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Ordered to a third reading · Nov 19, 2025

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Rules suspended · Nov 19, 2025

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Read a third time and passed · Nov 19, 2025

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Ordered immediately messaged · Nov 19, 2025

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Received from Assembly · Nov 20, 2025

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Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety · Nov 20, 2025

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Executive action taken · Jan 13, 2026

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Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0 · Jan 13, 2026

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Available for scheduling · Jan 13, 2026

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Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 · Jan 16, 2026

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Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) · Jan 16, 2026

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Senators Dassler-Alfheim and Smith added as cosponsors · Jan 21, 2026

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Read a second time · Jan 21, 2026

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Ordered to a third reading · Jan 21, 2026

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Rules suspended to give bill its third reading · Jan 21, 2026

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Read a third time and concurred in · Jan 21, 2026

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Ordered immediately messaged · Jan 21, 2026

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Received from Senate concurred in · Jan 22, 2026

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LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1) · Jan 22, 2026

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Report correctly enrolled on 1-22-2026 · Jan 23, 2026

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Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026 · Apr 1, 2026

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Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 151 · Apr 2, 2026

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Published 4-3-2026 · Apr 2, 2026

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The numbers

5
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

GreenAndracaMursauO'ConnorPiwowarczyk
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Published 4-3-2026 (Apr 2, 2026).