Senate Bill 142
Slaughter of equine animals
Topics: Horses, Livestock and meat
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 31, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill prohibits the slaughter of equine animals (horses and related animals) for human consumption.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 4 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
- Scott L. Fitzgerald · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (4)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 31, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.
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Mar 31, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 31, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Plale, S. Fitzgerald, Taylor, Lassa and Hansen;Cosponsored by Representatives Pasch, Lothian, Berceau and Sinicki
- Mar 31, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Higher Education
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor