---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: requirements for law enforcement dogs that have bitten a person."
description: "Relating to: requirements for law enforcement dogs that have bitten a person."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "AB 58"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 58 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Bernier", "Brandtjen", "E. Brooks", "Gannon", "Genrich", "Jacque", "Jarchow", "Kerkman", "Kremer", "Mursau", "Nygren", "Shankland", "Skowronski", "Spiros", "Steffen", "Thiesfeldt", "Tittl", "Tusler", "Wichgers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-06T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-26T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1bc8e62d-c805-4729-af4d-32ac0bdf0df4"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab58"
source_hash: "7a284e681a8a987555580c3861e54484735a76096404a5505974d828d050cf88"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 58 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to: requirements for law enforcement dogs that have bitten a person.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2017/REG/AB58)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 1 — **11–1** (pass) · legislature
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Bernier — primary (person)
- Brandtjen — primary (person)
- E. Brooks — primary (person)
- Gannon — primary (person)
- Genrich — primary (person)
- Jacque — primary (person)
- Jarchow — primary (person)
- Kerkman — primary (person)
- Kremer — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Nygren — primary (person)
- Shankland — primary (person)
- Skowronski — primary (person)
- Spiros — primary (person)
- Steffen — primary (person)
- Thiesfeldt — primary (person)
- Tittl — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)
- Wichgers — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Jacque, Steffen, Spiros, Kremer, Bernier, Genrich, Nygren, Jarchow, Gannon, Kerkman, Tittl, Wichgers, Mursau, E. Brooks, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, Brandtjen, Skowronski, Allen and Shankland; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Wanggaard, Olsen and Marklein `introduction`
- **2017-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- **2017-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2017-03-09T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2017-03-15T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 5-2-2017 by Committee on Rules
- **2017-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2017-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2017-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2017-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2017-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2017-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2017-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- **2017-05-05T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 5-10-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2017-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2017-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2017-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
- **2017-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2017-05-10T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
- **2017-05-23T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 5-23-2017
- **2017-06-21T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 6-21-2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-06-26T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 6-23-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 23 `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-26T05:00:00+00:00** Published 6-24-2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1bc8e62d-c805-4729-af4d-32ac0bdf0df4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).