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AB 1972025 to 2026
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2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 197

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

In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov

Sponsors 22

Prime sponsors
Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Franklin, Green, Gustafson, Kaufert, Kitchens, Kurtz, Maxey, Melotik, Moses, Mursau, Nedweski, Neubauer, Palmeri, Piwowarczyk, Steffen, Subeck, Udell, VanderMeer

Status

In committee as of March 23, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Assembly Rules, Assembly State Affairs, Joint Finance (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 25

DateChamberAction
March 23, 2026AssemblyFailed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 20, 2026AssemblyRepresentative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
February 19, 2026AssemblyLaid on the table
February 18, 2026AssemblyMade a special order of business at 11:09 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
February 4, 2026AssemblyReferred to committee on Rules
February 4, 2026AssemblyReport passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
February 4, 2026AssemblyReport Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
February 3, 2026AssemblyExecutive action taken by joint committee on Finance
January 30, 2026AssemblyWithdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)
January 30, 2026AssemblySenator Spreitzer withdrawn as a cosponsor
November 20, 2025AssemblyReferred to committee on Rules
November 20, 2025AssemblyReport passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0
November 20, 2025AssemblyReport Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0
November 12, 2025AssemblyExecutive action taken
November 11, 2025AssemblyAssembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kurtz
July 3, 2025AssemblyRepresentative Joers added as a coauthor
May 13, 2025AssemblyRepresentative Emerson added as a coauthor
April 30, 2025AssemblyFiscal estimate received
April 25, 2025AssemblyRepresentative Stroud added as a coauthor
April 24, 2025AssemblyRepresentative Anderson added as a coauthor
April 23, 2025AssemblyPublic hearing held
April 22, 2025AssemblyRepresentative Andraca added as a coauthor
April 21, 2025AssemblySenator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor
April 15, 2025AssemblyRead first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
April 15, 2025AssemblyIntroduced 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

Data: Open States (bulk data, October 1, 2026 monthly extract, which has no roll-call tallies; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.

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