Senate Bill 860
Prohibiting the conveyance of an animal to a person convicted of a crime against an animal, and imposing certain sentencing requirements for a person convicted of a crime against an animal
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 7, 2018
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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, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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
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Official term: Author, coauthor. 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 a person from conveying an animal to another person unless the person conveying the animal requests a background check from the Department of Justice, at the expense of the person obtaining the animal, and the background check shows that the person obtaining the animal has not been convicted of a crime against an animal. A person who conveys an animal in violation of this requirement is subject to existing penalties under current law, which provide for a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 for the first offense and not less than $200 nor more than $2,000 for the second or any subsequent offense within five years.
Current law allows the sentencing court to order persons who are convicted of certain crimes against an animal not to own, possess, or train any animal or type or species of an animal for a maximum of five years. This bill allows the sentencing court to order a person who was convicted of such a crime not to own, possess, reside with, or train any animal for any period, including for his or her lifetime. In addition, this bill adds the current law crime of sexual gratification involving an animal to the list of crimes to which the prohibition may be imposed.
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Under current law, a sentencing court must order persons who are convicted of certain crimes against an animal to pay restitution for any pecuniary loss suffered by another person as a result of the crime. This bill adds sexual gratification involving an animal to this list of crimes requiring such restitution and adds to the definition of pecuniary loss any expenses in seizing and caring for an animal involved in the crime.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Democrats.
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Authors (2)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 7, 2018
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Mar 7, 2018
Introduced in the Senate.
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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
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