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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 545

Providing lifesaving skills instruction to pupils. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 26, 2016. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Nov 24, 2015

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 9, 2016

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 26 to 6

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2015 Wisconsin Act 390

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 26, 2016: “Published 4-27-2016”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, this bill requires school boards, operators of independent charter schools, and governing bodies of private schools to provide instruction in cardiopulmonary and cardiocerebral resuscitation in any health education course offered to pupils in grades 7 to 12 and to provide instruction about automated external defibrillators to pupils in grades 7 to 12. Under current law, a school board, operator of an independent charter school, and governing body of a private school are required to offer instruction about cardiopulmonary and cardiocerebral resuscitation and to provide instruction about automated external defibrillators to pupils enrolled in high school grades.

Who's behind it

37 lawmakers are its ⁠. 20 are Republicans and 17 are Democrats.

14 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 51 names

Authors (37)

Signed on in support (14)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 13 to 0 · Jan 26, 2016

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Feb 15, 2016

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 26 to 6 · Feb 16, 2016 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Didn't vote (1)

Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 26, Noes 6”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 26, 2016

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 26, 2016

    The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 390.

  3. Apr 21, 2016

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 18, 2016 to Feb 24, 2016

    8 more representatives signed on in support.

  5. Feb 16, 2016

    The Senate passed it too, 26 to 6.

  6. Feb 15, 2016

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  7. Feb 11, 2016

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  8. Feb 10, 2016

    The Senate received it.

  9. Feb 9, 2016

    The Assembly passed it.

  10. Jan 26, 2016

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Jan 26, 2016

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.

  12. Jan 13, 2016

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Dec 11, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  14. Nov 24, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

  15. Nov 24, 2015

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Nov 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Spiros, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Kulp, Jacque, Petryk, Brandtjen, Murphy, Jorgensen, Novak, Spreitzer, Horlacher, Bowen, Berceau, Billings, E. Brooks, Genrich, Goyke, Hintz, Johnson, Kahl, Kleefisch, Krug, T. Larson, Milroy, Mursau, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Riemer, Sargent, Skowronski, Stuck, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Tranel, VanderMeer and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Carpenter, Hansen, C. Larson, Lasee, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Shilling, Stroebel, Wirch and Lassa

  2. Nov 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Dec 11, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 14, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Jan 26, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  7. Jan 26, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-9-2016 by Committee on Rules

  9. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  10. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  13. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  14. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Feb 10, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  16. Feb 11, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  17. Feb 11, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  18. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  19. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  20. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  21. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  23. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 26, Noes 6

  24. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Feb 17, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  26. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Representatives Kolste, Shankland, Barca, Wachs, Zepnick, Hesselbein and Doyle added as coauthors

  27. Feb 24, 2016 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  28. Feb 25, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2016

  29. Apr 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-21-2016

  30. Apr 26, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-26-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 390

  31. Apr 26, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 4-27-2016

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary