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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 498: Relating to: automated external defibrillators in child care centers and making an appropriation. (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 498 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on October 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: automated external defibrillators in child care centers and making an appropriation. (FE). Primary sponsor: Jill Billings (Democratic), Clint Anderson (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Vinnie Miresse (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic), Robyn Vining (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 29 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jill BillingsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Clint AndersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Mike BarePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Ryan ClancyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Ben DeSmidtPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Joan FitzgeraldPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Alex JoersPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Dean KaufertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Karen KirschPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Darrin MadisonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Vinnie MiressePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Lori PalmeriPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Ann RoePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Joe SheehanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Christine SinickiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Lee SnodgrassPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Shelia StubbsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Lisa SubeckPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Randy UdellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Robyn ViningPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Kristin Dassler-AlfheimCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Dora DrakeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Dianne HesselbeinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Sarah KeyeskiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Chris LarsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Brad PfaffCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Melissa RatcliffCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Mark SpreitzerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Bob WirchCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22

“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 Arney added as a coauthor
  4. Representative Tenorio added as a coauthor
  5. Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families
  6. Introduced by Representatives Billings, Anderson, Bare, Clancy, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Joers, Kaufert, Kirsch, Madison, Miresse, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Udell and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Pfaff, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Wirch

Sources

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