Assembly Bill 839
Use of epinephrine prefilled syringes and standing order for epinephrine. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jan 30, 2020
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Health. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law allows designated school personnel and authorized entities and individuals who have completed a training program and school nurses to provide or administer epinephrine auto-injectors to pupils and other individuals. Pupils are also allowed under current law to possess and use an epinephrine auto-injector in certain circumstances. Current law allows prescribers to prescribe epinephrine auto-injectors in the name of the school or the name of the authorized entity or individual. This bill adds prefilled syringes to the authorities granted for prescription, possession, and administration of epinephrine auto-injectors in current law. A “prefilled syringe” is defined in the bill as “a device that is approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration, that contains a dose of epinephrine, and that is used for the manual injection of epinephrine into the human body to prevent or treat a life-threatening allergic reaction.” The bill allows a health care provider with prescribing authority who is employed by or under contract with the Department of Health Services to issue a statewide standing order for the dispensing of epinephrine auto-injectors or prefilled syringes for use by trained individuals. The bill also allows prescribers to issue a standing order for the dispensing of epinephrine auto-injectors or prefilled syringes for use by trained individuals. Under current law, certain prescribers are allowed to issue standing orders for the dispensing of an opioid antagonist, and DHS has issued a statewide standing order for the dispensing of naloxone, which is an opioid antagonist.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . 4 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 24, 2020
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 13, 2020
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 31, 2020
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 30, 2020
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.
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Jan 30, 2020
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 30, 2020 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Dittrich, Shankland, Skowronski, Subeck and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Ringhand
- Jan 30, 2020 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
- Jan 31, 2020 · Assembly
Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor
- Feb 13, 2020 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 24, 2020 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate