SB 5782025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill
SB 578
Relating to: consent to admissions to certain health care facilities by patient representatives without requiring a petition for guardianship or protective placement. (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 5
- Prime sponsors
- Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, James, Quinn, Wimberger
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 Health (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 0
No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.
Timeline 22
| 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 | Senator Smith added as a coauthor |
| March 16, 2026 | Senate | Representative Kitchens added as a cosponsor |
| March 6, 2026 | Senate | Representative Brown added as a cosponsor |
| February 17, 2026 | Senate | Representative Sheehan withdrawn as a cosponsor |
| January 21, 2026 | Senate | Representative Stroud withdrawn as a cosponsor |
| January 20, 2026 | Senate | Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Wimberger |
| January 14, 2026 | Senate | Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wimberger |
| January 14, 2026 | Senate | Representative Johnson withdrawn as a cosponsor |
| January 13, 2026 | Senate | Representative Prado withdrawn as a cosponsor |
| January 6, 2026 | Senate | Representative Roe withdrawn as a cosponsor |
| December 17, 2025 | Senate | Representative Palmeri withdrawn as a cosponsor |
| December 4, 2025 | Senate | Fiscal estimate received |
| November 12, 2025 | Senate | Representative Moses added as a cosponsor |
| November 11, 2025 | Senate | Available for scheduling |
| November 11, 2025 | Senate | Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 4, Noes 1 |
| November 11, 2025 | Senate | Executive action taken |
| November 5, 2025 | Senate | Public hearing held |
| October 24, 2025 | Senate | Read first time and referred to Committee on Health |
| October 24, 2025 | Senate | Introduced by Senators Wimberger, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, James and Quinn; cosponsored 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 |
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.