Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin AB 257

Relating to: advanced practice registered nurses, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Wichgers (Republican)
• Udell (Democratic)
• Tusler (Republican)
• Stubbs (Democratic)
• Spiros (Republican)
• Prado (Democratic)
• Ortiz-Velez (Democratic)
• O'Connor (Republican)
• Murphy (Republican)
• Maxey (Republican)
• Kreibich (Republican)
• Joers (Democratic)
• Gundrum (Republican)
• Emerson (Democratic)
• DeSmidt (Democratic)
• Cruz (Democratic)
• Brown (Democratic)
• Behnke (Republican)
• Andraca (Democratic)
• Rodriguez (Republican)
• Subeck (Democratic)
• Kurtz (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Bill Text

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.

Actions

• Sep 9, 2025 · House
  Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
• Aug 11, 2025 · House
  Published 8-9-2025
• Aug 11, 2025 · House
  Report approved by the Governor on 8-8-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 17
• Aug 7, 2025 · House
  Presented to the Governor on 8-7-2025
• Jun 23, 2025 · House
  Report correctly enrolled on 6-23-2025
• Jun 19, 2025 · House
  Fiscal estimate received
• Jun 19, 2025 · House
  Received from Senate concurred in
• Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
  Ordered immediately messaged
• Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
  Read a third time and concurred in
• Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
  Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
• Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
  Ordered to a third reading
• Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
  Read a second time
• Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
  Rules suspended and taken up
• Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
  Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor
• Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
  Received from Assembly
• Jun 18, 2025 · House
  Ordered immediately messaged
• Jun 18, 2025 · House
  Read a third time and passed
• Jun 18, 2025 · House
  Rules suspended
• Jun 18, 2025 · House
  Ordered to a third reading
• Jun 18, 2025 · House
  Read a second time
• Jun 16, 2025 · House
  Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-18-2025
• Jun 6, 2025 · House
  Referred to committee on Rules
• Jun 6, 2025 · House
  Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 15, Noes 0
• Jun 6, 2025 · House
  Fiscal estimate received
• Jun 4, 2025 · House
  Executive action taken
• Jun 4, 2025 · House
  Representative Moses added as a coauthor
• May 30, 2025 · House
  Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor
• May 30, 2025 · House
  Fiscal estimate received
• May 29, 2025 · House
  Senators James and Larson added as cosponsors
• May 20, 2025 · House
  Representative Madison added as a coauthor
• May 19, 2025 · House
  Representative Clancy added as a coauthor
• May 15, 2025 · House
  Representative Vining added as a coauthor
• May 14, 2025 · House
  Public hearing held
• May 14, 2025 · House
  Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor
• May 13, 2025 · House
  Fiscal estimate received
• May 13, 2025 · House
  Representatives McCarville, Miresse, Goeben and Knodl added as coauthors
• May 13, 2025 · House
  Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor
• May 12, 2025 · House
  Representatives Donovan and Palmeri added as coauthors
• May 12, 2025 · House
  Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
• May 12, 2025 · House
  Introduced by Representatives Kurtz, Subeck, Rodriguez, Andraca, Behnke, Brown, Cruz, DeSmidt, Emerson, Gundrum, Joers, Kreibich, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Prado, Spiros, Stubbs, Tusler, Udell and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Cabral-Guevara, Roys, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, LeMahieu, Marklein, Quinn, Ratcliff, Smith and Spreitzer