Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin AB 238
Relating to: prohibiting hotels, inns, and motels from discriminating against dog handlers who are accompanied by search and rescue dogs.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Piwowarczyk (Republican)
- O'Connor (Republican)
- Mursau (Republican)
- Andraca (Democratic)
- Green (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 2, 2026): Published 4-3-2026
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2026 Senate | Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Jan 13, 2026 Senate | Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Oct 8, 2025 House | Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 6, Noes 0 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Oct 8, 2025 House | Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 6, Noes 0 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
Actions
- Apr 2, 2026 · House
Published 4-3-2026 - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 151 - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026 - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Report correctly enrolled on 1-22-2026 - Jan 22, 2026 · House
LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1) - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Received from Senate concurred in - Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged - Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in - Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading - Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading - Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Read a second time - Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Senators Dassler-Alfheim and Smith added as cosponsors - Jan 16, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) - Jan 16, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0 - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken - Nov 20, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Nov 20, 2025 · Senate
Received from Assembly - Nov 19, 2025 · House
Ordered immediately messaged - Nov 19, 2025 · House
Read a third time and passed - Nov 19, 2025 · House
Rules suspended - Nov 19, 2025 · House
Ordered to a third reading - Nov 19, 2025 · House
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted - Nov 19, 2025 · House
Read a second time - Nov 13, 2025 · House
Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules - Oct 8, 2025 · House
Referred to committee on Rules - Oct 8, 2025 · House
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 6, Noes 0 - Oct 8, 2025 · House
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 6, Noes 0 - Oct 2, 2025 · House
Executive action taken - Oct 2, 2025 · House
Public hearing held - Oct 1, 2025 · House
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Green - Jun 24, 2025 · House
Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor - Jun 10, 2025 · House
Representative Stroud added as a coauthor - May 2, 2025 · House
Read first time and referred to Committee on Commerce - May 2, 2025 · House
Introduced by Representatives Green, Andraca, Mursau, O'Connor and Piwowarczyk; cosponsored by Senators James and Wanggaard