---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: receipt of anatomical gifts by search and rescue organizations for human remains detection canines."
description: "Relating to: receipt of anatomical gifts by search and rescue organizations for human remains detection canines."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 318"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 318 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James", "Wanggaard"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-05-31T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-26T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/674a0028-ddc7-4334-8aa0-d9d0e49b7fc6"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb318"
source_hash: "210709e4d6cccb051ccc46db5a307874fb610772deadb15c2ecdec36f8a4b47a"
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 SB 318 (2023) — Relating to: receipt of anatomical gifts by search and rescue organizations for human remains detection canines.

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/SB318)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 6, Noes 0 — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- James — primary (person)
- Wanggaard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-31T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators James and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Green, Armstrong, Gustafson, Murphy, Rozar, Sapik, Schraa and Subeck `introduction`
- **2023-05-31T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Health `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-09-07T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor
- **2023-09-13T05:00:00+00:00** Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
- **2023-09-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2023-10-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-10-06T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 6, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-10-06T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2023-10-16T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate `receipt`
- **2023-10-19T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-11T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 by Committee on Rules
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up `withdrawal`
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in `receipt`
- **2024-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
- **2024-01-19T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-03-18T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-26T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-15-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 178 `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26T05:00:00+00:00** Published 3-23-2024 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/674a0028-ddc7-4334-8aa0-d9d0e49b7fc6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).