Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 477: Relating to: implementing a suicide prevention program and making an appropriation. (FE)
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- Introduced
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- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
SB 477 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: implementing a suicide prevention program and making an appropriation. (FE). Primary sponsor: Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Bob Wirch (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Jeff Smith (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic). It lists 31 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 42 · Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Pfaff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 32 |
| Jodi Habush Sinykin | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 8 |
| Tim Carpenter | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 3 |
| Melissa Ratcliff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Kelda Roys | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Bob Wirch | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 22 |
| Dianne Hesselbein | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 27 |
| Chris Larson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 7 |
| Kristin Dassler-Alfheim | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 18 |
| Jeff Smith | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 31 |
| Mark Spreitzer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Sarah Keyeski | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 14 |
| Deb Andraca | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 23 |
| Margaret Arney | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 18 |
| Mike Bare | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 80 |
| Ryan Clancy | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 19 |
| Ben DeSmidt | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 65 |
| Steve Doyle | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 94 |
| Jodi Emerson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 91 |
| Joan Fitzgerald | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 46 |
| Russell Goodwin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 12 |
| Francesca Hong | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 76 |
| Andrew Hysell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 48 |
| Alex Joers | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 81 |
| Tara Johnson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 96 |
| Dean Kaufert | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 53 |
| Darrin Madison | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 10 |
| Renuka Mayadev | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 77 |
| Maureen McCarville | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 42 |
| Vinnie Miresse | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 71 |
| Greta Neubauer | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 66 |
| Supreme Moore Omokunde | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 17 |
| Sylvia Ortiz-Velez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 8 |
| Lori Palmeri | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 54 |
| Christian Phelps | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 93 |
| Priscilla Prado | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 9 |
| Amaad Rivera-Wagner | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 90 |
| Joe Sheehan | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 26 |
| Christine Sinicki | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 20 |
| Lee Snodgrass | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 52 |
| Angela Stroud | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 73 |
| Lisa Subeck | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 79 |
| Randy Udell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 47 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Representative Vining added as a cosponsor
- Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families
- Introduced by Senators Pfaff, Habush Sinykin, Carpenter, Ratcliff, Roys, Wirch, Hesselbein, Larson, Dassler-Alfheim, Smith, Spreitzer and Keyeski; cosponsored by Representatives Doyle, Andraca, Emerson, McCarville, DeSmidt, Miresse, Bare, Fitzgerald, Sinicki, Subeck, Snodgrass, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Clancy, Madison, Moore Omokunde, Sheehan, Joers, Phelps, Kaufert, Palmeri, Hysell, Rivera-Wagner, Arney, Mayadev, Hong, Goodwin, Udell, Stroud, Prado and Johnson