# Wisconsin AB11: An Act to create 50.373 of the statutes; Relating to: pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients.

Wisconsin AB11, An Act to create 50.373 of the statutes; Relating to: pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Scott Allen (Republican), Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican) and 15 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB11
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 50.373 of the statutes; Relating to: pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Scott Allen (Republican), Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Robert Brooks (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Adam Neylon (Republican), Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Ron Tusler (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Subjects: Administrative rules -- Revisions, Health Services, Department of -- Health, Hospitals and health care facilities, Medical education, Women
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Scott Allen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Robert Brooks (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Karen Kirsch (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Adam Neylon (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ron Tusler (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robyn Vining (Democratic), House

## Actions (23)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-05-13: Laid on the table (House)
- 2025-05-13: Representatives Stroud, Clancy and Madison added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-05-12: Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-05-09: Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 5-13-2025 (House)
- 2025-05-07: Representatives DeSmidt and Fitzgerald added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-05-06: Representative Penterman added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-03-17: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-03-17: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 15, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-03-17: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 15, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-03-13: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-03-13: Representative Miresse added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-24: Representatives Joers and Udell added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-02-21: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-20: Representative Roe added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-14: Representative Emerson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-13: Representative Vining added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-12: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goeben (House)
- 2025-02-12: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-02-11: Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-10: Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-06: Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care (House)
- 2025-02-06: Introduced by Representatives Goeben, Subeck, Allen, Anderson, Behnke, Brill, Brooks, Dittrich, Kirsch, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Rodriguez, Tusler, Wichgers and Tenorio; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Carpenter, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Larson (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB11), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB11.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB11)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB11.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB11-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).