2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 197

An Act to amend 79.05 (2) (c); to create 66.0602 (3) (o) of the statutes; Relating to: a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE)

Status: A - Tabled

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
3/23/2026 Asm.Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1688
2/4/2026 Asm.Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0524

History

Date / House Action Journal
4/15/2025 Asm.Introduced by Representatives Kurtz, Gustafson, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Franklin, Green, Kaufert, Kitchens, Maxey, Melotik, Moses, Mursau, Neubauer, Palmeri, Piwowarczyk, Steffen, Subeck, Udell, VanderMeer and Nedweski;
cosponsored by Senators Marklein, James, Cabral-Guevara, Nass, Pfaff, Spreitzer and Testin
96
4/15/2025 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs96
4/21/2025 Asm.Senator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor103
4/22/2025 Asm.Representative Andraca added as a coauthor115
4/23/2025 Asm.Public hearing held 
4/24/2025 Asm.Representative Anderson added as a coauthor117
4/25/2025 Asm.Representative Stroud added as a coauthor118
4/30/2025 Asm.Fiscal estimate received 
5/13/2025 Asm.Representative Emerson added as a coauthor143
7/3/2025 Asm.Representative Joers added as a coauthor215
11/11/2025 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kurtz346
11/12/2025 Asm.Executive action taken 
11/20/2025 Asm.Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0382
11/20/2025 Asm.Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0382
11/20/2025 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules382
1/30/2026 Asm.Senator Spreitzer withdrawn as a cosponsor517
1/30/2026 Asm.Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)516
2/3/2026 Asm.Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance 
2/4/2026 Asm.Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0524
2/4/2026 Asm.Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0524
2/4/2026 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules525
2/18/2026 Asm.Made a special order of business at 11:09 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14602
2/19/2026 Asm.Laid on the table638
3/20/2026 Asm.Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor683
3/23/2026 Asm.Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1688
 
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