# Wisconsin AB187: An Act to amend 16.25 (2), 16.25 (3) (a), 16.25 (3) (b), 16.25 (3) (c), 16.25 (3) (d), 16.25 (3) (e), 16.25 (3) (f), 16.25 (3) (j), 16.25 (3) (k) and 16.25 (4) (b); to create 16.25 (1) (ag) and 16.25 (3) (L) of the statutes; Relating to: training completion awards for volunteer firefighters. (FE)

Wisconsin AB187, An Act to amend 16.25 (2), 16.25 (3) (a), 16.25 (3) (b), 16.25 (3) (c), 16.25 (3) (d), 16.25 (3) (e), 16.25 (3) (f), 16.25 (3) (j), 16.25 (3) (k) and 16.25 (4) (b); to create 16.25 (1) (ag) and 16.25 (3) (L) of the statutes; Relating to: training completion awards for volunteer firefighters. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican) and 11 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB187
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 16.25 (2), 16.25 (3) (a), 16.25 (3) (b), 16.25 (3) (c), 16.25 (3) (d), 16.25 (3) (e), 16.25 (3) (f), 16.25 (3) (j), 16.25 (3) (k) and 16.25 (4) (b); to create 16.25 (1) (ag) and 16.25 (3) (L) of the statutes; Relating to: training completion awards for volunteer firefighters. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-15
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), William Penterman (Republican), Shae Sortwell (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: Administration, Department of -- Budget and fiscal issues, Fire department
- 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: Brent Jacobson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shae Sortwell (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Clint Moses (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cory Tomczyk (Republican), Senate

## Actions (28)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Available for scheduling (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Executive action taken (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c) (Senate)
- 2025-06-27: Available for scheduling (Senate)
- 2025-06-27: Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization (Senate)
- 2025-06-24: Received from Assembly (Senate)
- 2025-06-24: Ordered immediately messaged (House)
- 2025-06-24: Read a third time and passed (House)
- 2025-06-24: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-06-24: Ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-06-24: Assembly Amendment 1 adopted (House)
- 2025-06-24: Read a second time (House)
- 2025-06-24: Representatives Miresse, Emerson, Stroud, O'Connor and Stubbs added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-06-23: Representative Fitzgerald added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-06-20: Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025 (House)
- 2025-05-29: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-05-29: Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 10, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-05-29: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sortwell (House)
- 2025-05-28: LRB correction (House)
- 2025-05-28: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-05-21: Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-05-07: Representative Moses added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-05-07: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-05-07: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-04-15: Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government (House)
- 2025-04-15: Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Behnke, Brill, Donovan, Goeben, Goodwin, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Mursau, Penterman, Wichgers and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Tomczyk and Spreitzer (House)

## Bill text

- Assembly Amendment 1, 2025-06-24: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB187-AA1), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB187-AA1.pdf)
- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB187), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB187.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Assembly Amendment 1 (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB187-AA1)
- [Assembly Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB187-AA1.pdf)
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB187)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB187.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB187-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).