WI AB 438
deadRelating to: adopting the title of physician associate for physician assistants, independent practice of certain physician associates, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WI AB 438 pass?
No. WI AB 438 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 438 about?
WI AB 438 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: adopting the title of physician associate for physician assistants, independent practice of certain physician associates, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)”.
Who sponsors WI AB 438?
Tittl, Steffen, Maxey and 7 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 438.
- Introduced
- 2025-09-19
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Tittlprimary
- Steffenprimary
- Maxeyprimary
- Knodlprimary
- Gundrumprimary
- Greenprimary
- Goebenprimary
- Donovanprimary
- Franklinprimary
- VanderMeerprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-09-19
Introduced by Representatives VanderMeer, Franklin, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Knodl, Maxey, Steffen and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara and Testin
introduction
2025-09-19
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-10-31
Representative Melotik added as a coauthor
2026-01-14
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
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Votes
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Related bills
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