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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 141

Including orders pertaining to household pets in certain restraining orders and injunctions

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 27, 2015

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, an individual who is, or who acts on behalf of, a victim of abuse, harassment, or threats may obtain a temporary restraining order against the person who has committed the acts of abuse or harassment or making a threat. The restraining order generally prohibits the person from engaging in additional threats or acts of abuse or harassment, bars the person from contacting the victim, and requires the person to stay away from the victim's residence and other places temporarily occupied by the victim until a court conducts a hearing to determine whether the restraining order should be incorporated into a longer-lasting injunction.

If the court determines that the person has engaged in, or may engage in, acts of abuse, harassment, or threats against the victim, the court may issue a longer-term injunction against the person. An injunction generally bars the person from contacting the victim, requires the person to stay away from the victim's residence, and may require the person to stay away from other locations temporarily occupied by the victim.

Read the full summary

Under this bill, a court may include in a restraining order or an injunction order provisions pertaining to household pets. Under the bill, a court may order the person subject to the restraining order or injunction to refrain from removing, damaging, hiding, harming, or mistreating, or disposing of a household pet. The restraining order or injunction may also allow the victim of the abuse, harassment, or threats, or a person acting on his or her behalf, to retrieve a household pet from the person subject to the restraining order or injunction.

Who's behind it

16 lawmakers are its ⁠. 10 are Democrats and 6 are Republicans.

7 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 23 names

Authors (16)

Signed on in support (7)

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Judiciary vote on an amendment

Passed, 8 to 0 · Sep 10, 2015

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Judiciary vote on an amendment

Passed, 8 to 0 · Sep 10, 2015

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it

Passed, 8 to 0 · Sep 10, 2015

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 13, 2016

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Sep 10, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Sep 10, 2015

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.

  4. May 14, 2015

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  5. May 14, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  6. Mar 27, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.

  7. Mar 27, 2015

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Jacque, Berceau, Ballweg, Allen, Sinicki, Steffen, Shankland, A. Ott, Zepnick, T. Larson, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor, Johnson, Hintz and Ohnstad; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Wanggaard, Harris Dodd, Risser, Nass and C. Larson

  2. Mar 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Apr 7, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Jacque

  4. May 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. May 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Brostoff added as a coauthor

  6. May 19, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Jacque

  7. Aug 20, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Sep 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  9. Sep 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  10. Sep 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  11. Sep 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Committee

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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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. 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.

More in the glossary

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

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Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

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