Senate Bill 43
Allowing advanced practice nurse prescribers to pronounce the date, time, and place of a patient’s death for purposes of the preparation of death records
Topics: Nurses, Vital statistics
Became law
The governor signed it on Aug 11, 2025. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Feb 12, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Mar 18, 2025
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed May 13, 2025
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2025 Wisconsin Act 19
Latest entry in the official record, Aug 11, 2025: “Published 8-9-2025”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 44. That version died when the session ended.
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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.
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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 does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, any person who moves a corpse for the purpose of final disposition must file a death record for the corpse in a manner prescribed by the state registrar when the death occurred in this state, the corpse was found in this state, or certain other circumstances apply. For purposes of preparing the death record, certain health care providers may pronounce the date, time, and place of the death in certain circumstances, including naturopathic doctors and physician assistants. This bill allows advanced practice nurse prescribers who are directly involved with the care of a patient who dies to pronounce the date, time, and place of the patient’s death for purposes of preparation of the death record.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
14 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (14)
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Stubbs and Fitzgerald
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Summerfield · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 14, 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, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Aug 11, 2025
The new law was published.
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Aug 11, 2025
The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 19.
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Aug 7, 2025
Sent to the governor.
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May 13, 2025
The Assembly passed it too.
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May 7, 2025 to May 8, 2025
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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May 7, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Mar 26, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 19, 2025
The Assembly received it.
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Mar 18, 2025
The Senate passed it.
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Mar 14, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Mar 13, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 12, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 19, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 12, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health.
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Feb 12, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Summerfield, Dittrich, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman and Steffen
- Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
- Feb 19, 2025 · Senate
Representative Tusler added as a cosponsor
- Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor
- Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 19, 2025 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Mar 26, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- May 7, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- May 7, 2025 · Assembly
Representatives Stubbs and Fitzgerald added as cosponsors
- May 8, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Vining added as a cosponsor
- May 9, 2025 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 5-13-2025
- May 13, 2025 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- May 13, 2025 · Assembly
Read a second time
- May 13, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- May 13, 2025 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- May 13, 2025 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- May 13, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- May 13, 2025 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- May 14, 2025 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Aug 7, 2025 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 8-7-2025
- Aug 11, 2025 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 8-8-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 19
- Aug 11, 2025 · Senate
Published 8-9-2025
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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