# Wisconsin AB197: 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)

Wisconsin AB197, 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), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican) and 19 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 AB197
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: 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: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-15
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Cindi Duchow (Republican), Benjamin Franklin (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican), Nate Gustafson (Republican), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Tony Kurtz (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Clint Moses (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Amanda Nedweski (Republican), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), David Steffen (Republican), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic), Nancy VanderMeer (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Subjects: County -- Taxation, Medical service, Municipality -- Taxation, Shared revenue
- 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: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Cindi Duchow (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Benjamin Franklin (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chanz Green (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Nate Gustafson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Tony Kurtz (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Clint Moses (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Amanda Nedweski (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Steffen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Nancy VanderMeer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Howard Marklein (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick Testin (Republican), Senate

## Actions (25)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-20: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-19: Laid on the table (House)
- 2026-02-18: Made a special order of business at 11:09 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-02-04: Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0 (House)
- 2026-02-03: Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance (House)
- 2026-01-30: Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Senator Spreitzer withdrawn as a cosponsor (House)
- 2025-11-20: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-11-20: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-11-20: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-11-12: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-11-11: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kurtz (House)
- 2025-07-03: Representative Joers added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-05-13: Representative Emerson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-04-30: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-04-25: Representative Stroud added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-04-24: Representative Anderson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-04-23: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-04-22: Representative Andraca added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-04-21: Senator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2025-04-15: Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs (House)
- 2025-04-15: 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 (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB197), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB197.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB197)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB197.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB197-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).