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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Assembly Bill 198

Emergency medical services education, tuition and materials reimbursement for emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners, and a live 911 pilot program. (FE)

Topics: Higher Educational Aids Board, Medical service: Occupations, Military Affairs, Department of, Technical College System Board, Telephone

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 15, 2025

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 182. That version became law.

What it would have done

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

Emergency medical services education This bill requires the Technical College System Board to provide grants to technical colleges that provide emergency medical services courses that train and prepare individuals for initial certification or initial licensure as an emergency medical responder or an emergency medical services practitioner. No grants may be awarded to a technical college for the emergency medical services courses if admission priority to the course is given to residents based on the technical college district in which the resident lives.

Tuition and materials costs for emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners The bill requires the Higher Educational Aids Board to develop a program to reimburse individuals or their employers for the cost of tuition and materials necessary for the individual to qualify for initial certification or initial licensure as an emergency medical responder or an emergency medical services practitioner. To be eligible for reimbursement for the costs necessary to qualify for an initial certification or license, the individual must satisfactorily complete any required course of instruction, pass any required examination, receive a certification or license from DHS, and apply to HEAB for reimbursement on a form prescribed by HEAB.

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Live 911 pilot program The bill directs the Department of Military Affairs, through a pilot program, to distribute moneys through grants to enable real-time video and multimedia communications between public safety answering points and individuals who call for emergency services. Further, the bill requires DMA to annually report to the legislature on the performance of the pilot program, including information on outcomes from the pilot program, the number of responses from dispatch that were altered due to increased information from the pilot program, and any cost savings associated with the pilot program. The bill does not require DMA to submit a report to the legislature in any year that DMA does not award any moneys through grants for the pilot program.

Who's behind it

24 representatives are its ⁠. 21 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.

10 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (24)

Signed on in support (10)

What it would cost

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

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote on an amendment

Passed, 10 to 0 · Jun 6, 2025

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 0 · Jun 6, 2025

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

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2026

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jun 17, 2025 to Oct 13, 2025

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  3. Jun 6, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  4. Jun 6, 2025

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.

  5. May 5, 2025

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Apr 25, 2025

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  7. Apr 23, 2025

    The committee held a public hearing.

  8. Apr 23, 2025

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  9. Apr 22, 2025

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  10. Apr 22, 2025

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  11. Apr 15, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.

  12. Apr 15, 2025

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kurtz, Novak, Summerfield, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Franklin, Goeben, Green, Gustafson, Kaufert, Kitchens, Knodl, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Piwowarczyk, Steffen, Subeck, VanderMeer and Nedweski; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, James, Cabral-Guevara, Nass, Pfaff and Testin

  2. Apr 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Apr 22, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 22, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Andraca added as a coauthor

  5. Apr 23, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Apr 23, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Apr 25, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Stroud added as a coauthor

  8. May 5, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. May 27, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kurtz

  10. Jun 4, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  11. Jun 6, 2025 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  12. Jun 6, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  13. Jun 6, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  14. Jun 16, 2025 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-18-2025

  15. Jun 17, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

  16. Jun 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Neubauer

  17. Jun 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer

  18. Oct 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Udell added as a coauthor

  19. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  20. Mar 23, 2026 · 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.

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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

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

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary