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WI AB 257

enacted

Relating to: advanced practice registered nurses, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 257 pass?

Yes. WI AB 257 has been enacted into law as of 2025-09-09. Latest recorded action (2025-09-09): Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

What is WI AB 257 about?

WI AB 257 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: advanced practice registered nurses, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 257?

Wichgers, Udell, Tusler and 19 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 257.

Introduced
2025-05-12
Latest action
2025-09-09 — Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Wichgersprimary
  • Udellprimary
  • Tuslerprimary
  • Stubbsprimary
  • Spirosprimary
  • Pradoprimary
  • Ortiz-Velezprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Joersprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Emersonprimary
  • DeSmidtprimary
  • Cruzprimary
  • Brownprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Andracaprimary
  • Rodriguezprimary
  • Subeckprimary
  • Kurtzprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-12

    Introduced by Representatives Kurtz, Subeck, Rodriguez, Andraca, Behnke, Brown, Cruz, DeSmidt, Emerson, Gundrum, Joers, Kreibich, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Prado, Spiros, Stubbs, Tusler, Udell and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Cabral-Guevara, Roys, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, LeMahieu, Marklein, Quinn, Ratcliff, Smith and Spreitzer

    introduction

  2. 2025-05-12

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-05-12

    Representatives Donovan and Palmeri added as coauthors

  4. 2025-05-13

    Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor

  5. 2025-05-13

    Representatives McCarville, Miresse, Goeben and Knodl added as coauthors

  6. 2025-05-13

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  7. 2025-05-14

    Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor

  8. 2025-05-14

    Public hearing held

  9. 2025-05-15

    Representative Vining added as a coauthor

  10. 2025-05-19

    Representative Clancy added as a coauthor

  11. 2025-05-20

    Representative Madison added as a coauthor

  12. 2025-05-29

    Senators James and Larson added as cosponsors

  13. 2025-05-30

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  14. 2025-05-30

    Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor

  15. 2025-06-04

    Representative Moses added as a coauthor

  16. 2025-06-04

    Executive action taken

  17. 2025-06-06

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  18. 2025-06-06

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2025-06-06

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  20. 2025-06-16

    Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-18-2025

    referral

  21. 2025-06-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  22. 2025-06-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  23. 2025-06-18

    Rules suspended

  24. 2025-06-18

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  25. 2025-06-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. 2025-06-18

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  27. 2025-06-18

    Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  28. 2025-06-18

    Rules suspended and taken up

  29. 2025-06-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  30. 2025-06-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  31. 2025-06-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  32. 2025-06-18

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  33. 2025-06-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  34. 2025-06-19

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  35. 2025-06-19

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  36. 2025-06-23

    Report correctly enrolled on 6-23-2025

    enrolled

  37. 2025-08-07

    Presented to the Governor on 8-7-2025

    executive-receipt

  38. 2025-08-11

    Report approved by the Governor on 8-8-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 17

    executive-signature

  39. 2025-08-11

    Published 8-9-2025

    became-law

  40. 2025-09-09

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

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Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    2025-06-06 · pass · 15-0

Related bills

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