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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 665

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Relating to: establishing a statewide wolf population goal.

Animal Natural resources department of — Environmental protection

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law requires the Department of Natural Resources to implement a wolf management plan. This bill requires DNR to establish a statewide wolf population goal in its wolf management plan.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Nass (R) , Quinn (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Tomczyk (R)

16 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Callahan (R) , Green (R) , Gustafson (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Krug (R) , Melotik (R) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Summerfield (R) , Swearingen (R) , Wichgers (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 11

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

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jan 27, 2026 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 19–14 Feb 11, 2026 official source full page

Full history

  1. Nov 20, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stafsholt, Nass, Quinn and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Green, Behnke, Brill, Callahan, Kreibich, Krug, Melotik, Moses, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Summerfield, Swearingen, Wichgers, Knodl and Gustafson

  2. Nov 20, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage

  3. Jan 22, 2026 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 27, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Jan 27, 2026 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  6. Jan 27, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Feb 9, 2026 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  9. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Read a second time

  11. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  13. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  14. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1