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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 435: Relating to: adopting the title of physician associate for physician assistants, independent practice of certain physician associates, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (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

SB 435 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on September 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: adopting the title of physician associate for physician assistants, independent practice of certain physician associates, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE). Primary sponsor: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Patrick Testin (Republican). It lists 10 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): Republican 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rachael Cabral-GuevaraPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Patrick TestinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Bob DonovanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Ben FranklinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Joy GoebenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Chanz GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Rick GundrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Dave MaxeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
David SteffenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Paul TittlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Nancy VanderMeerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70

“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. Fiscal estimate received
  3. Available for scheduling
  4. Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 3, Noes 2
  5. Executive action taken
  6. Public hearing held
  7. Representative Melotik added as a cosponsor
  8. Fiscal estimate received
  9. Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
  10. Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives VanderMeer, Franklin, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Knodl, Maxey, Steffen and Tittl

Sources

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