Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 891

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: prohibiting the quarantine of certain animals based on exposure to chronic wasting disease.

Agriculture trade and consumer protection department of Animal — Disease Hunting

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

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.

Registered lobbying interests · 1

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

Whitetails of Wisconsin

Votes

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

Passed 3–2 Feb 13, 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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