Relating to: requiring animal testing facilities and breeders to offer certain dogs and cats for adoption to releasing agencies and providing a penalty. (FE)
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Introduced
Passed Assembly
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5Became Law
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History
2026
Mar 23Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Latest
Feb 25Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic DevelopmentMinor
Feb 23Received from AssemblyMinor
Feb 19Ordered immediately messaged
Feb 19Read a third time and passedPassed Assembly
Feb 19Rules suspended
Feb 19Ordered to a third readingMinor
Feb 19Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoptedMajor
Feb 19Read a second timeMinor
Feb 18Made a special order of business at 11:21 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
Feb 12Referred to committee on RulesMinor
Vote recorded Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0. Result: pass.Lower
Vote recorded Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 12Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0Minor
Feb 12Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3Minor
Feb 11Executive action taken
Feb 11Public hearing held
Feb 11Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
Jan 22Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative KitchensMinor
Jan 8Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
2025
Nov 19Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
Nov 4Representative Billings added as a coauthor
Nov 4Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative KitchensMinor
Sep 19Read first time and referred to Committee on State AffairsMinor
Sep 19Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Joers, Armstrong, Udell, Miresse, DeSmidt, Piwowarczyk, Maxey, Palmeri, Kreibich, Bare, Goodwin, Donovan, Sheehan, Anderson, Sinicki, Behnke, Melotik, Mursau and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Carpenter, Habush Sinykin, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Keyeski and JaglerIntroduced