# Wisconsin AB781: An Act to create 20.370 (1) (js) of the statutes; Relating to: wolf monitoring and nonlethal abatement and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin AB781, An Act to create 20.370 (1) (js) of the statutes; Relating to: wolf monitoring and nonlethal abatement and making an appropriation. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic) and 9 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB781
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 20.370 (1) (js) of the statutes; Relating to: wolf monitoring and nonlethal abatement and making an appropriation. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Animal, Natural Resources, Department of -- Environmental protection
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-01-27: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-12-17: Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage (House)
- 2025-12-17: Introduced by Representatives Stroud, Miresse, Andraca, Arney, Brown, DeSmidt, Joers, Palmeri, Prado, Roe, Sinicki and Tenorio; cosponsored by Senators Habush Sinykin, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson and Ratcliff (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB781), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB781.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB781)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB781.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB781-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).