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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 974

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Relating to: tuition and materials reimbursement for community paramedics and community emergency medical services practitioners. (FE)

Higher educational aids board Medical service — Occupations Technical college system board

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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

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.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: James (R)

26 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Armstrong (R) , DeSmidt (D) , Doyle (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Gundrum (R) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Kitchens and Johnson , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Maxey (R) , McCarville (D) , Melotik (R) , Miresse (D) , Murphy (R) , O'Connor (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Palmeri (D) , Roe (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snyder (R) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Taylor (D) , Udell (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 4

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. Feb 6, 2026 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator James; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Doyle, Gundrum, Melotik, McCarville, Taylor, Armstrong, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Joers, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor, Roe, Sinicki, Subeck and Stubbs

  2. Feb 6, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

  3. Feb 9, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor

  4. Feb 10, 2026 · Senate

    Representatives Kitchens and Johnson added as cosponsors

  5. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Udell added as a cosponsor

  6. Feb 13, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor

  7. Feb 16, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor

  8. Feb 17, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor

  9. Feb 27, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. Mar 10, 2026 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  11. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  12. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1