Assembly Bill 346
The licensing requirement for animal control facilities
Topics: Animal: Treatment, Dogs, Municipality
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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
Oct 28, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection and Personal Privacy.
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Committee
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law requires certain persons who sell dogs or operate animal shelters and all persons who operate animal control facilities to be licensed by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. An animal control facility is a facility for the care of animals operated under a contract with a city, village, town, or county (political subdivision). Persons who are required to be licensed must comply with standards of animal care that are specified in the law.
This bill creates an exception to the licensing requirement for a person who operates an animal control facility under a contract with one or more political subdivisions if the animal control facility operates under a kennel license issued by the political subdivision in which the animal control facility is located.
Who's behind it
8 lawmakers are its . All 8 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (8)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Joe Knilans · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Roger Rivard · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Wynn · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 14, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 28, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 28, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection and Personal Privacy.
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Oct 28, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 28, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Wynn, Knilans, Craig, Petryk, Pridemore, Rivard, Ballweg and Spanbauer;Cosponsored by Senator Galloway
- Oct 28, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Consumer Protection and Personal Privacy
- Nov 28, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate