Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 851

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

Introduced, stopped here
Passes Senate, not reached
Passes Assembly, not reached
Governor signs, not reached
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.

Registered lobbying interests · 5

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 Health, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 Feb 3, 2026 official source full page

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

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