Assembly Bill 971
Tuition and materials reimbursement for community paramedics and community emergency medical services practitioners. (FE)
Topics: Higher Educational Aids Board, Medical service: Occupations, Technical College System Board
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Feb 18, 2026, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . 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 30, 2026
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 18, 2026
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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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 concur in pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 974. That version died when the session ended.
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
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, as created in 2025 Wisconsin Act 35 , requires the Higher Educational Aids Board to develop a program to reimburse individuals or their employers for the cost of tuition and materials necessary for the individual to qualify for initial certification or initial licensure as an emergency medical responder or an emergency medical services practitioner. To be eligible for reimbursement, an individual must complete any required course of instruction, pass any required examination, and receive a certification or license from the Department of Health Services.
This bill expands the program to include reimbursement of individuals or their employers for the cost of tuition and materials incurred in completing a program to qualify for DHS approval as a community paramedic or community emergency medical services practitioner. HEAB may provide reimbursement for an individual who has completed a DHS-approved training program and received DHS approval as a community paramedic or community emergency medical services practitioner.
Who's behind it
18 representatives are its . 9 are Democrats and 9 are Republicans.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (18)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Ben DeSmidt · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Fitzgerald · Democrat, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Maureen McCarville · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Ann Roe · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Sequanna Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Tara Johnson · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Ortiz-Velez, Miresse and Anderson
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 14 to 0 · Feb 12, 2026
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 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 12, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, 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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Mar 19, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 12, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Feb 23, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 20, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
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Feb 19, 2026
The Senate received it.
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Feb 18, 2026
The Assembly passed it.
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Feb 18, 2026
The Assembly adopted it.
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Feb 16, 2026
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 12, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 12, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 0.
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Feb 4, 2026 to Feb 11, 2026
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 4, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 2, 2026 to Feb 3, 2026
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jan 30, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care.
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Jan 30, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Snyder, Doyle, Gundrum, Melotik, McCarville, Taylor, Armstrong, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Joers, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor, Roe, Sinicki and Subeck; cosponsored by Senator James
- Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
- Feb 2, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
- Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
- Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor
- Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Johnson added as a coauthor
- Feb 11, 2026 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 11, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Udell added as a coauthor
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 13, 2026 · Assembly
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
- Feb 16, 2026 · Assembly
Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Miresse and Anderson added as coauthors
- Feb 17, 2026 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 1:37 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Snyder
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government
- Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
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
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote