Senate Bill 974
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
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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
Feb 6, 2026
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 sat with the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 971. That version died when the session ended.
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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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.
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
Jesse James, a Republican, is its .
26 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (26)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Ben DeSmidt · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Fitzgerald · Democrat, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Kitchens and Johnson
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Maureen McCarville · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Roe · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Sequanna Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
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 19, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 10, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 27, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 9, 2026 to Feb 17, 2026
7 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 6, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
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Feb 6, 2026
Introduced in the Senate.
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- 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
- Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
- Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor
- Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Representatives Kitchens and Johnson added as cosponsors
- Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Representative Udell added as a cosponsor
- Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor
- Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor
- Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
- Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
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