Assembly Bill 815
Creating a blue envelope program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Topics: Motor vehicle, Persons with disabilities, Police, Transportation, Department of: Administration
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. 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
Jan 6, 2026
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Transportation. The committee's chair at the time was Nancy VanderMeer. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 808. That version died when the session ended.
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to establish and administer a blue envelope program to promote inclusivity and enhanced communication between law enforcement officers and individuals with a condition or disability for which additional accommodations or awareness may be necessary.
Under the bill, DOT must develop and produce a blue envelope designed to hold a copy of the recipient’s vehicle registration, insurance card, and other useful documents. In addition, the blue envelope must contain all of the following: 1) printed information for the recipient regarding traffic stop safety, 2) printed recommendations for responding law enforcement officers regarding interaction techniques to promote enhanced communication and accommodation between law enforcement officers and the recipient, 3) a space for the recipient to provide emergency contact information, and 4) a space for the recipient or their emergency contact to add additional information pertaining to the recipient’s needs or requested accommodations.
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Under the bill, an individual may obtain a blue envelope by declaring, on a form provided by DOT, that they have an invisible disability. DOT must provide a blue envelope to an individual that is any of the following: 1) an individual protected by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act; 2) an individual who has a condition or disability for which additional accommodations or awareness may be necessary; or 3) a parent or legal guardian, family member, conservator, or driver of an individual with a disability. For each individual to whom DOT issues a blue envelope, DOT must record the issuance in its file for the individual.
The bill requires DOT to promulgate rules for the administration of the blue envelope program, including rules for the development of supplementary training materials for law enforcement.
Who's behind it
13 representatives are its . 12 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Margaret Arney · Democrat, Assembly
- Mike Bare · Democrat, Assembly
- Ben DeSmidt · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Kalan Haywood · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Maureen McCarville · Democrat, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Priscilla Prado · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Angela Stroud · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 20, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 3, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 27, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 6, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Jan 6, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 6, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Bare, Sinicki, Subeck, Joers, Miresse, Emerson, Kaufert, Haywood, Stroud, McCarville, Arney, DeSmidt and Prado; cosponsored by Senators Hesselbein, Roys, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Carpenter
- Jan 6, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation
- Jan 27, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Anderson added as a coauthor
- Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate