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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 158: 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)

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 158 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on April 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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). Primary sponsor: Dave Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican), Gus Gustafson (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Vinnie Miresse (Democratic), Jeff Mursau (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Treig Pronschinske (Republican), David Steffen (Republican), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Bob Wittke (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dave ArmstrongPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Calvin CallahanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Chanz GreenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Gus GustafsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Joel KitchensPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Rob KreibichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Paul MelotikPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Vinnie MiressePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Jeff MursauPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Todd NovakPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Treig PronschinskePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse29
David SteffenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Lisa SubeckPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Bob WittkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse63
André JacqueCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Sarah KeyeskiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Howard MarkleinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Mark SpreitzerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
  3. Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
  4. Representative Anderson added as a coauthor
  5. Representative Billings added as a coauthor
  6. Representative Brown added as a coauthor
  7. Representative Rivera-Wagner added as a coauthor
  8. Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
  9. Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor
  10. Representative McCarville added as a coauthor
  11. Fiscal estimate received
  12. Representative Neubauer added as a coauthor

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source