SB 1682025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill
SB 168
Relating to: changing the conditions of liability for worker’s compensation benefits for emergency medical responders, emergency medical services practitioners, volunteer firefighters, correctional officers, emergency dispatchers, coroners and coroner staff, and medical examiners and medical examiner staff. (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 4
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: Senate Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 0
No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.
Timeline 16
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2026 | Senate | Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 |
| March 19, 2026 | Senate | Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor |
| March 19, 2026 | Senate | Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor |
| March 19, 2026 | Senate | Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor |
| March 10, 2026 | Senate | Representative Billings added as a cosponsor |
| March 6, 2026 | Senate | Representative Brown added as a cosponsor |
| November 24, 2025 | Senate | Representative Rivera-Wagner added as a cosponsor |
| August 25, 2025 | Senate | Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor |
| August 4, 2025 | Senate | Representative Snodgrass added as a cosponsor |
| May 13, 2025 | Senate | Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor |
| April 22, 2025 | Senate | Representative Neubauer added as a cosponsor |
| April 17, 2025 | Senate | Fiscal estimate received |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | Representative Udell added as a cosponsor |
| April 8, 2025 | Senate | Representatives Palmeri and Fitzgerald added as cosponsors |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry |
| April 3, 2025 | Senate | Introduced by Senators Jacque, Marklein, Keyeski and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Armstrong, Behnke, Green, Gustafson, Kitchens, Kreibich, Melotik, Miresse, Mursau, Novak, Piwowarczyk, Pronschinske, Steffen, Subeck, Wittke and Callahan |
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.