“The bill addresses a rising trend of emotional support and service animal misrepresentations — or fraud — in Wisconsin,” State Rep. Paul Tittl, R-Manitowoc, the bill’s author, said during the hearing. The bill also seeks to strengthen requirements for renters or home buyers who have an emotional support animal, or animals that provide “emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship to an individual,” according to the Legislative Reference Bureau. Current state law allows landlords and housing representatives to ask for “reliable documentation” from people who have an emotional support animal. Regarding the 30-day relationship with a medical provider, Tittl said he’s worried some people could go online and get documentation for an emotional service animal for a small fee. “We’re looking at legitimate people that really need the emotional support and the service dogs.