2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 598

An Act to renumber and amend 50.06 (1) and 50.06 (4); to amend 50.06 (2) (b), 50.06 (2) (c), 50.06 (5) (a) (intro.), 50.06 (5) (b), 50.06 (6), 50.06 (7), 50.08 (1) (b) and 154.225 (1) (c); to create 50.06 (1) (a), 50.06 (1) (b), 50.06 (1) (d), 50.06 (4) (b), 50.06 (4) (c), 50.06 (5) (am), 50.06 (5) (ar), 50.06 (8), 54.36 (1m), 54.50 (3) (cm), 59.42 (4) and 146.82 (2) (a) 7m. of the statutes; Relating to: consent to admissions to certain health care facilities by patient representatives without requiring a petition for guardianship or protective placement. (FE)

Status: A - Health, Aging and Long-Term Care

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
11/12/2025 Asm.Representative Moses added as a coauthor351

History

Date / House Action Journal
10/29/2025 Asm.Introduced by Representatives Snyder, Subeck, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Goodwin, Gundrum, Hurd, Johnson, Knodl, Kreibich, Kurtz, McCarville, Melotik, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Palmeri, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Rodriguez, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Swearingen and Wittke;
cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, James and Quinn
327
10/29/2025 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care327
11/12/2025 Asm.Public hearing held 
11/12/2025 Asm.Representative Moses added as a coauthor351
 
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