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WI AB 197

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Relating to: a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 197 pass?

No. WI AB 197 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-23). Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 197 about?

WI AB 197 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 197?

Nedweski, VanderMeer, Udell and 19 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 197.

Introduced
2025-04-15
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Nedweskiprimary
  • VanderMeerprimary
  • Udellprimary
  • Subeckprimary
  • Steffenprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • Palmeriprimary
  • Neubauerprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Mosesprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Kitchensprimary
  • Kaufertprimary
  • Greenprimary
  • Franklinprimary
  • Duchowprimary
  • Donovanprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Gustafsonprimary
  • Kurtzprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-15

    Introduced by Representatives Kurtz, Gustafson, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Franklin, Green, Kaufert, Kitchens, Maxey, Melotik, Moses, Mursau, Neubauer, Palmeri, Piwowarczyk, Steffen, Subeck, Udell, VanderMeer and Nedweski; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, James, Cabral-Guevara, Nass, Pfaff, Spreitzer and Testin

    introduction

  2. 2025-04-15

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-04-21

    Senator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-04-22

    Representative Andraca added as a coauthor

  5. 2025-04-23

    Public hearing held

  6. 2025-04-24

    Representative Anderson added as a coauthor

  7. 2025-04-25

    Representative Stroud added as a coauthor

  8. 2025-04-30

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  9. 2025-05-13

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  10. 2025-07-03

    Representative Joers added as a coauthor

  11. 2025-11-11

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kurtz

    amendment-introduction

  12. 2025-11-12

    Executive action taken

  13. 2025-11-20

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-11-20

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-11-20

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-01-30

    Senator Spreitzer withdrawn as a cosponsor

    withdrawal

  17. 2026-01-30

    Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-02-03

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  19. 2026-02-04

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2026-02-04

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-02-04

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-02-18

    Made a special order of business at 11:09 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  23. 2026-02-19

    Laid on the table

    deferral

  24. 2026-03-20

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  25. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    2025-11-20 · pass · 10-0

  • Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    2025-11-20 · pass · 10-0

  • Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    2026-02-04 · pass · 15-0

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    2026-02-04 · pass · 15-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab197

Attribution

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