Animal market fee revisions vetoed
Summary
Wisconsin Senate Bill 622 was vetoed by Governor Tony Evers on April 6, 2026. The bill would have amended Wisconsin Statutes sections 95.68, 95.69, and 95.71 to modify fee structures for animal markets, animal dealers, animal truckers, and animal transport vehicles. Because the veto sustains, no statutory changes take effect and existing fee requirements under Wisconsin administrative code remain in place.
What changed
Wisconsin SB622, which would have repealed, renumbered, amended, and created various provisions in Wis. Stat. 95.68, 95.69, and 95.71 regarding animal market, dealer, trucker, and transport vehicle fees, was vetoed on April 6, 2026. The bill had passed the Senate 22-11 and the Assembly 57-42 after multiple substitute amendments from both chambers.\n\nNo compliance action is required as the bill did not become law. Agricultural firms and animal market operators should continue to follow existing fee requirements under the current Wisconsin Administrative Code provisions that SB622 would have modified.
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Wisconsin / SB622 Vetoed SB622 Senate Bill Vetoed 2026-04-06
Fees related to animal markets, animal dealers, animal truckers, and animal transport vehicles. (FE)
An Act to repeal 95.68 (4) (b) 2., 95.69 (4) (b) 2. and 95.71 (5) (c) 2.; to renumber 95.68 (7) and 95.69 (7); to renumber and amend 95.68 (4) (a); to amend 95.68 (4) (b) 1., 95.68 (8), 95.69 (4) (a), 95.69 (4) (b) 1., 95.69 (8), 95.71 (5) (a), 95.71 (5) (b), 95.71 (5) (c) 1. and 95.71 (8); to create 95.68 (1) (aj), 95.68 (1) (ak), 95.68 (1) (aL), 95.68 (4) (a) 1., 95.68 (4) (a) 2., 95.68 (4) (a) 3., 95.68 (7) (b), 95.69 (5) (a) 3., 95.69 (5) (a) 4., 95.69 (5) (a) 5. and 95.69 (7) (b) of the statutes; Relating to: fees related to animal markets, animal dealers, animal truckers, and animal transport vehicles. (FE)
Bill Details
State Wisconsin
Session 2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/re...
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Sponsors
Romaine Quinn (Sen - R) Howard Marklein (Sen - R) John Jagler (Sen - R) Steve Nass (Sen - R) Van Wanggaard (Sen - R) Travis Tranel (Rep - R) Clint Moses (Rep - R) Todd Novak (Rep - R) Elijah Behnke (Rep - R) Lindee Brill (Rep - R) Robert Brooks (Rep - R) Calvin Callahan (Rep - R) Barbara Dittrich (Rep - R) Joy Goeben (Rep - R) Chanz Green (Rep - R) Brent Jacobson (Rep - R) Joel Kitchens (Rep - R) Rob Kreibich (Rep - R) Scott Krug (Rep - R) Tony Kurtz (Rep - R) Dave Maxey (Rep - R) Paul Melotik (Rep - R) David Murphy (Rep - R) Jeffrey Mursau (Rep - R) Adam Neylon (Rep - R) Jerry O'Connor (Rep - R) William Penterman (Rep - R) Treig Pronschinske (Rep - R) Jessie Rodriguez (Rep - R) John Spiros (Rep - R) Nancy VanderMeer (Rep - R) Chuck Wichgers (Rep - R) Dan Knodl (Rep - R)
Action History
2026-04-06 S Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026 2026-04-02 S Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026 2026-03-25 S Report correctly enrolled 2026-03-25 S LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 7) 2026-03-17 S Action ordered immediately messaged 2026-03-17 S Assembly Substitute Amendment 7 concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 13 2026-03-16 S Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) 2026-02-18 S Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 7 adopted 2026-02-17 A Ordered immediately messaged 2026-02-17 A Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 57, Noes 42 2026-02-17 A Rules suspended 2026-02-17 A Ordered to a third reading 2026-02-17 A Assembly Substitute Amendment 7 adopted 2026-02-17 A Assembly Substitute Amendment 7 offered by Representative Tranel 2026-02-17 A Read a second time 2026-02-17 A Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up 2026-02-17 A Assembly Substitute Amendment 6 offered by Representative Neubauer 2026-02-17 A Assembly Substitute Amendment 5 offered by Representative Rivera-Wagner 2026-02-17 A Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 offered by Representative Snodgrass 2026-02-17 A Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Johnson 2026-02-17 A Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Bare 2026-02-17 A Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Brown 2026-02-13 A Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026 2026-02-13 A Read first time and referred to committee on Rules 2026-02-12 A Received from Senate 2026-02-11 S Ordered immediately messaged 2026-02-11 S Read a third time and passed, Ayes 22, Noes 11 2026-02-11 S Rules suspended to give bill its third reading 2026-02-11 S Ordered to a third reading 2026-02-11 S Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted 2026-02-11 S Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 2026-02-11 S Read a second time 2026-02-11 S Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Pfaff, Spreitzer, Keyeski, Smith, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Ratcliff and Roys 2026-02-11 S Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Pfaff, Spreitzer, Keyeski, Smith, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Ratcliff and Roys 2026-02-09 S Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) 2026-02-09 S Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and rereferred to committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c) 2026-01-29 S Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c) 2026-01-22 S Representative Tucker added as a cosponsor 2026-01-20 S Fiscal estimate received 2026-01-14 S Available for scheduling 2026-01-14 S Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 3 2026-01-14 S Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 3 2026-01-14 S Executive action taken 2026-01-13 S Public hearing held 2026-01-09 S Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Quinn 2025-11-06 S Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue 2025-11-06 S Introduced
Votes
2026-02-11 Senate: Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected Yea: 18 Nay: 15 2026-02-11 Senate: Read a third time and passed Yea: 22 Nay: 11 2026-02-17 Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in as amended Yea: 57 Nay: 42 2026-03-17 Senate: Assembly Substitute Amendment 7 concurred in Yea: 20 Nay: 13
Committee Referrals
2025-11-06 S Agriculture and Revenue 2026-01-29 J Finance 2026-02-09 S Organization 2026-02-13 A Rules
Amendments
2026-01-09 Senate Substitute Amendment 1 2026-02-11 Senate Substitute Amendment 2 2026-02-11 Senate Amendment 1 2026-02-17 Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 2026-02-17 Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 2026-02-17 Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 2026-02-17 Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 2026-02-17 Assembly Substitute Amendment 5 2026-02-17 Assembly Substitute Amendment 6 2026-02-17 Assembly Substitute Amendment 7
Bill Text Versions
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