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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 865

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: the use of live animals in medical training and providing a penalty.

Animal Colleges and universities Medical education

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits an educational institution from using live animals to train medical students, residents, fellows, interns, or physicians in the medical treatment of human beings if 1) at least one other accredited training program in the same medical discipline does not use live animals or 2) there is an alternate teaching method or accredited course that provides equivalent training without the use of live animals. A person who violates this prohibition must forfeit $1,000 for each live animal used.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Dittrich (R) , Goeben (R) , Gustafson (R)

3 cosponsors

Cabral-Guevara (R) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 3

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Full history

  1. Jan 16, 2026 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Gustafson, Goeben, Dittrich and Armstrong; cosponsored by Senator Cabral-Guevara

  2. Jan 16, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care

  3. Feb 26, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 4, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor

  5. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1