2025-2026 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
AB61: Injuring or killing a police or fire animal and providing a penalty.
Legislative Summary
An Act to amend 951.18 (2m) of the statutes; Relating to: injuring or killing a police or fire animal and providing a penalty.
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Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
2/24/2025
Introduced
State Assembly
2/24/2025
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
State Assembly
3/4/2025
Representative McCarville added as a coauthor
State Assembly
3/5/2025
Public hearing held
State Assembly
3/7/2025
Representative Fitzgerald added as a coauthor
State Assembly
3/11/2025
Executive action taken
State Assembly
3/11/2025
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0
State Assembly
3/11/2025
Referred to calendar of 3-13-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)
State Assembly
3/13/2025
Representatives Anderson and Stubbs added as coauthors
State Assembly
3/13/2025
Read a second time
State Assembly
3/13/2025
Ordered to a third reading
State Assembly
3/13/2025
Rules suspended
State Assembly
3/13/2025
Read a third time and passed
State Assembly
3/13/2025
Ordered immediately messaged
State Assembly
3/13/2025
Received from Assembly
Senate
3/14/2025
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Senate
4/1/2025
Public hearing held
Senate
5/6/2025
Senator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor
State Assembly
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/13/2025)
Chamber
State Assembly
Committee
Judiciary and Public Safety(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 23
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor

Amanda Nedweski
Republican
Co-Sponsors (27)
Barbara Dittrich
Republican
Jim Piwowarczyk
Republican
Deb Andraca
Democrat
David Armstrong
Republican
Elijah Behnke
Republican
Lindee Brill
Republican
Calvin Callahan
Republican
Bob Donovan
Republican
Joy Goeben
Republican
Rick Gundrum
Republican
Brent Jacobson
Republican
Dean Kaufert
Republican
Joel Kitchens
Republican
Rob Kreibich
Republican
Dave Maxey
Republican
Vinnie Miresse
Democrat
Jerry O'Connor
Republican
William Penterman
Republican
Christine Sinicki
Democrat
David Steffen
Republican
Paul Tittl
Republican
Chuck Wichgers
Republican
Van Wanggaard
Republican
Timothy Carpenter
Democrat
LaTonya Johnson
Democrat
Howard Marklein
Republican
Steve Nass
Republican