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Wisconsin Legislature · AB 61 · A - Enacted into Law

Injuring or killing a police or fire animal and providing a penalty

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Became law
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Officially: “injuring or killing a police or fire animal and providing a penalty. Read the full text

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2025-2026 legislature

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Introduced by Representatives Nedweski, Dittrich, Piwowarczyk, Andraca, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Callahan, Donovan, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kaufert, Kitchens, Kreibich, Maxey, Miresse, O'Connor · Feb 24, 2025

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Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety · Feb 24, 2025

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Representative McCarville added as a coauthor · Mar 4, 2025

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Public hearing held · Mar 5, 2025

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Representative Fitzgerald added as a coauthor · Mar 7, 2025

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Executive action taken · Mar 11, 2025

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Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0 · Mar 11, 2025

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Referred to calendar of 3-13-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1) · Mar 11, 2025

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Representatives Anderson and Stubbs added as coauthors · Mar 13, 2025

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Read a second time · Mar 13, 2025

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Ordered to a third reading · Mar 13, 2025

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Rules suspended · Mar 13, 2025

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Read a third time and passed · Mar 13, 2025

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Ordered immediately messaged · Mar 13, 2025

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Received from Assembly · Mar 13, 2025

Senate

Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety · Mar 14, 2025

Senate

Public hearing held · Apr 1, 2025

Senate

Senator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor · May 7, 2025

Senate

Executive action taken · Jun 4, 2025

Senate

Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1 · Jun 5, 2025

Senate

Available for scheduling · Jun 5, 2025

Senate

Placed on calendar 6-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) · Jun 17, 2025

Senate

Senators Ratcliff and Keyeski added as cosponsors · Jun 18, 2025

Senate

Read a second time · Jun 18, 2025

Senate

Ordered to a third reading · Jun 18, 2025

Senate

Rules suspended to give bill its third reading · Jun 18, 2025

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Read a third time and concurred in · Jun 18, 2025

Senate

Ordered immediately messaged · Jun 18, 2025

Senate

Received from Senate concurred in · Jun 19, 2025

Assembly

Report correctly enrolled on 6-19-2025 · Jun 19, 2025

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Presented to the Governor on 8-7-2025 · Aug 7, 2025

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Report approved by the Governor on 8-8-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 28 · Aug 11, 2025

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Published 8-9-2025 · Aug 11, 2025

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Representative Doyle added as a coauthor · Jan 23, 2026

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Representative Brown added as a coauthor · Mar 6, 2026

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Representative Billings added as a coauthor · Mar 10, 2026

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Representative Emerson added as a coauthor · Mar 19, 2026

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The numbers

23
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

NedweskiDittrichPiwowarczykAndracaArmstrongBehnkeBrillCallahanDonovanGoebenGundrumB. JacobsonKaufertKitchensKreibichMaxeyMiresseO'ConnorPentermanSinickiSteffenTittlWichgers
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Representative Emerson added as a coauthor (Mar 19, 2026).