Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 285

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: public protective services hearing protection assistance. (FE)

Fire department Police Public safety Transportation department of — Administration

Introduced, stopped here
Passes Assembly, not reached
Passes Senate, not reached
Governor signs, not reached
Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to establish and administer a public protective services hearing protection program. Under the program, DOT obtains from a manufacturer of the product hearing protection devices and then provides those devices to law enforcement and fire protective agencies. The bill specifies that the devices must be commercially available, designed to be used multiple times, designed to be inserted completely within the ear canal, have a minimum noise reduction rating of 25 decibels, and a maximum output of 80 decibels.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Fiscal Estimate From DOT

Registered lobbying interests · 4

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 2

Passed 13–2 Jun 20, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 4

Passed 11–4 Jun 20, 2025 official source full page