Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 20 R · 4 D cosponsors

AB 61 — Relating to: injuring or killing a police or fire animal and providing a penalty.

Last action — Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 24, 2025. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

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Likely to advance 90% · high confidence

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Odds of enactment

Moderate

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  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 28 sponsors

    1 primary, 27 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (20 R · 4 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to amend 951.18 (2m) of the statutes;

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill increases the penalties for injuring or killing police or fire animals, changing the classifications of these offenses.

  • 951.18(2m)

    Class I felony. → Class H felony.

    The penalty for injuring a police or fire animal is increased from a Class I felony to a Class H felony.

  • 951.18(2m)

    Class H felony. → Class G felony.

    The penalty for killing a police or fire animal is increased from a Class H felony to a Class G felony.

Action History

  1. Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  2. Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  3. Representative Brown added as a coauthor

  4. Representative Doyle added as a coauthor

  5. Published 8-9-2025

  6. Report approved by the Governor on 8-8-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 28

  7. Presented to the Governor on 8-7-2025

  8. Report correctly enrolled on 6-19-2025

  9. Received from Senate concurred in

  10. Ordered immediately messaged

  11. Read a third time and concurred in

  12. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  13. Ordered to a third reading

  14. Read a second time

  15. Senators Ratcliff and Keyeski added as cosponsors

  16. Placed on calendar 6-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  17. Available for scheduling

  18. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1

  19. Executive action taken

  20. Senator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor

  21. Public hearing held

  22. Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  23. Received from Assembly

  24. Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Read a third time and passed

  26. Rules suspended

  27. Ordered to a third reading

  28. Read a second time

  29. Representatives Anderson and Stubbs added as coauthors

  30. Referred to calendar of 3-13-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)

  31. Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  32. Executive action taken

  33. Representative Fitzgerald added as a coauthor

  34. Public hearing held

  35. Representative McCarville added as a coauthor

  36. Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  37. Introduced by Representatives Nedweski, Dittrich, Piwowarczyk, Andraca, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Callahan, Donovan, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kaufert, Kitchens, Kreibich, Maxey, Miresse, O'Connor, Penterman, Sinicki, Steffen, Tittl and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Carpenter, L. Johnson, Marklein and Nass

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 27 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (27)

Not signed on (104)

104 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 61 do?
An Act to amend 951.18 (2m) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 61?
AB 61 is sponsored by Wanggaard, Carpenter, Marklein, Nass, Nedweski, Amanda (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Piwowarczyk, Jim (Republican), Andraca, Deb (Democrat), Armstrong, David (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Brill, Lindee (Republican), Callahan, Calvin (Republican), Donovan, Bob (Republican), Goeben, Joy (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Jacobson, Brent (Republican), Kaufert, Dean (Republican), Kitchens, Joel (Republican), Kreibich, Rob (Republican), Maxey, Dave (Republican), Miresse, Vincent (Democrat), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Penterman, William (Republican), Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Steffen, David (Republican), Tittl, Paul (Republican), Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), and Johnson, Tara (Democrat).
What is the current status of AB 61?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 24, 2025. It awaits signature.
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