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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 498

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Relating to: automated external defibrillators in child care centers and making an appropriation. (FE)

Children and families department of Day care Medical service

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill directs the Department of Children and Families to award grants to licensed child care centers to provide automated external defibrillators and automated external defibrillator maintenance in the child care center. To be eligible for a grant under the bill, a licensed child care center must provide matching funds equal to at least 33 percent of the total grant amount. DCF must award grants in each child care licensing region designated by the Bureau of Early Care Regulation within DCF.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Bare (D) , Billings (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Joers (D) , Kaufert (R) , Kirsch (D) , Madison (D) , Miresse (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Palmeri (D) , Roe (D) , Sheehan (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Udell (D) , Vining (D)

12 cosponsors

Arney (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Drake (D) , Hesselbein (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Keyeski (D) , Larson (D) , Pfaff (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Tenorio (D) , Wirch (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 3

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

Full history

  1. Oct 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Billings, Anderson, Bare, Clancy, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Joers, Kaufert, Kirsch, Madison, Miresse, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Udell and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Pfaff, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Wirch

  2. Oct 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families

  3. Oct 10, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Tenorio added as a coauthor

  4. Nov 17, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Arney added as a coauthor

  5. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1