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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 798

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Relating to: caregiver records maintained by the Department of Transportation. (FE)

Identification cards Motor vehicle — Drivers license Senior citizen Transportation department of — Administration

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. 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 inquire whether an applicant for an operator’s license or identification card wants to provide names and contact information for up to three individuals for whom the applicant is the primary caregiver. If an applicant provides contact information, DOT must record that information in DOT’s file for the applicant. DOT must provide a method for a law enforcement agency that identifies a person to electronically request and automatically receive the contact information recorded in the person’s file, as well as any emergency contact information recorded in the person’s file.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: B. Jacobson (R) , Behnke (R) , Dittrich (R) , Goodwin (D) , Green (R) , Kaufert (R) , Miresse (D) , Novak (R) , Penterman (R) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D) , Wichgers (R)

8 cosponsors

Cabral-Guevara (R) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Quinn (R) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Sheehan (D) , Spreitzer (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. Dec 23, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Green, Penterman, B. Jacobson, Behnke, Dittrich, Goodwin, Kaufert, Miresse, Novak, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki, Subeck and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Cabral-Guevara, Roys and Spreitzer

  2. Dec 23, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Green

  4. Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 6, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Green

  6. Feb 6, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Joers added as a coauthor

  7. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  8. Feb 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Sheehan added as a coauthor

  9. Feb 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  11. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1