Assembly Bill 573
Sexual assault forensic examination compensation
Topics: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Justice, Department of, Sex crimes
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.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 24, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 575. That version became law.
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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
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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 provides that a health care provider who conducts an examination to gather evidence regarding a sex offense may apply to the Department of Justice for an award to cover the costs of the examination. Under current law, the costs of the examination include the examination itself, any procedure during the examination that tests for or prevents a sexually transmitted disease, and medication provided or prescribed during the examination that prevents or treats a sexually transmitted disease. This bill adds the costs of a prophylaxis provided or prescribed during that examination that reduces the risk of or prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) if the person performing the examination believes that exposure to HIV could be a consequence of the sex offense.
Who's behind it
14 representatives are its . 8 are Republicans and 6 are Democrats.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (14)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Russell Goodwin · Democrat, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Maureen McCarville · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- Angela Stroud · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (9)
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Tara Johnson · Democrat, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 11 to 0 · Dec 17, 2025
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 Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 9, 2026 to Mar 20, 2026
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Dec 17, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Dec 17, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.
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Nov 21, 2025 to Dec 17, 2025
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Nov 12, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 27, 2025
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Oct 24, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care.
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Oct 24, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 24, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Snyder, Behnke, Dittrich, Goodwin, Gundrum, Kitchens, McCarville, Melotik, Novak, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki, Stroud, Palmeri and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard and Spreitzer
- Oct 24, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
- Oct 27, 2025 · Assembly
Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
- Nov 12, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Nov 21, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
- Dec 1, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
- Dec 10, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Dec 17, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Vining added as a coauthor
- Dec 17, 2025 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 11, Noes 0
- Dec 17, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 9, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Johnson added as a coauthor
- Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-12-2026 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 11, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Miresse added as a coauthor
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- 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.
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
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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote