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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 548: Relating to: special registration plates for persons awarded the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. (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 548 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on October 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: special registration plates for persons awarded the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. (FE). Primary sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), Clint Anderson (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Ben Franklin (Republican), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Dan Knodl (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican), Christine Sinicki (Democratic). 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 9 · Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dave MaxeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Clint AndersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Ben FranklinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Russell GoodwinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Alex JoersPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Dan KnodlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Paul MelotikPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Lori PalmeriPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Chuck WichgersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Christine SinickiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
André JacqueCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Melissa RatcliffCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Jodi Habush SinykinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
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 Subeck added as a coauthor
  4. Referred to committee on Rules
  5. Report passage recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0
  6. Executive action taken
  7. Fiscal estimate received
  8. Public hearing held
  9. Representative Sheehan added as a coauthor
  10. Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
  11. Introduced by Representatives Maxey, Anderson, Behnke, Franklin, Goodwin, Joers, Knodl, Melotik, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Piwowarczyk, Wichgers and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Spreitzer, Habush Sinykin and Ratcliff

Sources

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