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AB 5982025 to 2026
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2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 598

Relating to: consent to admissions to certain health care facilities by patient representatives without requiring a petition for guardianship or protective placement. (FE)

Enacted Last action March 20, 2026: Published 3-21-2026

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

Sponsors 30

Prime sponsors
Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Goodwin, Gundrum, Hurd, Johnson, Knodl, Kreibich, Kurtz, McCarville, Melotik, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Palmeri, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Rodriguez, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snyder, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Swearingen, Wittke

Status

Enacted as of March 20, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Assembly Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Assembly Rules, Senate Organization (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 50

DateChamberAction
March 20, 2026AssemblyPublished 3-21-2026
March 20, 2026AssemblyReport approved by the Governor on 3-20-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 115
March 20, 2026AssemblyRepresentative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
March 19, 2026AssemblyRepresentative Emerson added as a coauthor
March 19, 2026AssemblyPresented to the Governor on 3-19-2026
March 18, 2026AssemblyReport correctly enrolled on 3-18-2026
March 18, 2026AssemblyLRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 3)
March 18, 2026AssemblyReceived from Senate concurred in
March 17, 2026SenateOrdered immediately messaged
March 17, 2026SenateSenator Smith added as a cosponsor
March 17, 2026SenateRead a third time and concurred in, Ayes 28, Noes 5
March 17, 2026SenateRules suspended to give bill its third reading
March 17, 2026SenateOrdered to a third reading
March 17, 2026SenateRead a second time
March 16, 2026SenateRepresentative Kitchens added as a coauthor
March 16, 2026SenatePlaced on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
March 16, 2026SenatePublic hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
March 6, 2026SenateRepresentative Brown added as a coauthor
February 25, 2026SenateAvailable for scheduling
February 25, 2026SenateRead first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
February 23, 2026SenateReceived from Assembly
February 19, 2026AssemblyOrdered immediately messaged
February 19, 2026AssemblyRead a third time and passed, Ayes 77, Noes 18
February 19, 2026AssemblyRules suspended
February 19, 2026AssemblyOrdered to a third reading
February 19, 2026AssemblyAssembly Substitute Amendment 3 adopted
February 19, 2026AssemblyAssembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Snyder
February 19, 2026AssemblyRead a second time
February 18, 2026AssemblyAssembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Neubauer
February 17, 2026AssemblyMade a special order of business at 1:22 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13
February 17, 2026AssemblyAssembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Snyder
February 16, 2026AssemblyRepresentative Sheehan withdrawn as a coauthor
February 13, 2026AssemblyWithdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
January 21, 2026AssemblyReferred to committee on Rules
January 21, 2026AssemblyReport passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 12, Noes 3
January 21, 2026AssemblyReport Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 1
January 21, 2026AssemblyReport Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 1
January 21, 2026AssemblyExecutive action taken
January 21, 2026AssemblyRepresentative Stroud withdrawn as a coauthor
January 16, 2026AssemblyAssembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Snyder
January 14, 2026AssemblyRepresentative Johnson withdrawn as a coauthor
January 14, 2026AssemblyAssembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Snyder
January 13, 2026AssemblyRepresentative Prado withdrawn as a coauthor
January 7, 2026AssemblyFiscal estimate received
January 6, 2026AssemblyRepresentative Roe withdrawn as a coauthor
December 17, 2025AssemblyRepresentative Palmeri withdrawn as a coauthor
November 12, 2025AssemblyRepresentative Moses added as a coauthor
November 12, 2025AssemblyPublic hearing held
October 29, 2025AssemblyRead first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
October 29, 2025AssemblyIntroduced by Representatives Snyder, Subeck, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Goodwin, Gundrum, Hurd, Johnson, Knodl, Kreibich, Kurtz, McCarville, Melotik, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Palmeri, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Rodriguez, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Swearingen and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, James and Quinn

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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