Senate Bill 891
Prohibiting the quarantine of certain animals based on exposure to chronic wasting disease
Topics: Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of, Animal: Disease, Hunting
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jan 27, 2026
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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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 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 902. That version died when the session ended.
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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. 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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Currently, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has the authority to quarantine farmed animals if it suspects an animal is infected with chronic wasting disease (CWD).
This bill prohibits DATCP from ordering the quarantine of an animal that belongs to a species that is known to neither carry nor be susceptible to CWD, including deer belonging to the species Dama dama, based solely on an incident of the animal having been exposed to CWD. Deer in the Dama dama species are commonly referred to as “fallow” deer.
Who's behind it
Cory Tomczyk, a Republican, is its .
5 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (5)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage vote to recommend it
Passed, 3 to 2 · Feb 13, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 13, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.
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Feb 10, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 27, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage.
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Jan 27, 2026
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Tittl, Behnke, Green and O'Connor
- Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage
- Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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. 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.
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote