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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 904

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Relating to: immunity for certain controlled substances offenses for aiders and aided persons.

Court — Procedure Drugs — Criminal acts and law enforcement Parole or probation Sentences and penalties Septic tank

  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

Current law grants immunity from prosecution for possessing a controlled substance to a person, called an aider, who summons or provides emergency medical assistance to another person because the aider believes the other person is suffering from an overdose or other adverse reaction to a controlled substance. Under

2017 Wisconsin Act 33

, an aider was also immune from having parole, probation, or extended supervision revoked for possessing a controlled substance under the same circumstances.

2017 Act 33

also granted the aided person immunity from having parole, probation, or extended supervision revoked for possessing a controlled substance when an aider seeks assistance for the aided person. The immunity applied only if the aided person completes a treatment program as part of his or her parole, probation, or extended supervision.

2017 Act 33

also provided that a prosecutor must offer an aided person who is subject to prosecution for possessing a controlled substance a deferred prosecution agreement if the aided person completes a treatment program.

The expanded immunities under

2017 Act 33

were temporary and expired on August 1, 2020. This bill permanently restores these expanded immunities from

2017 Act 33

.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Clancy (D) , Dittrich (R) , Doyle (D) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Madison (D) , Stubbs (D)

5 cosponsors

Billings (D) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , James (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Subeck (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 6

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. Jan 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Dittrich, Armstrong, Clancy, Doyle, Gundrum, Knodl, Madison, Snodgrass and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators James and Cabral-Guevara

  2. Jan 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Jan 27, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  4. Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  5. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Snodgrass withdrawn as a coauthor

  6. Feb 26, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  7. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1