# Wisconsin AB353: An Act to amend 50.32, 50.33 (intro.), 50.33 (3), 50.34, 50.36 (1), 50.39 (1), 50.39 (2), 50.39 (3), 50.39 (4) and 51.036 (2) (b) 1.; to create 50.40 and 50.42 of the statutes; Relating to: price transparency in hospitals, restricting certain debt collection actions against patients, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Wisconsin AB353, An Act to amend 50.32, 50.33 (intro.), 50.33 (3), 50.34, 50.36 (1), 50.39 (1), 50.39 (2), 50.39 (3), 50.39 (4) and 51.036 (2) (b) 1.; to create 50.40 and 50.42 of the statutes; Relating to: price transparency in hospitals, restricting certain debt collection actions against patients, and providing a penalty. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Elijah Behnke (Republican), Robert Brooks (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican) and 9 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 AB353
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 50.32, 50.33 (intro.), 50.33 (3), 50.34, 50.36 (1), 50.39 (1), 50.39 (2), 50.39 (3), 50.39 (4) and 51.036 (2) (b) 1.; to create 50.40 and 50.42 of the statutes; Relating to: price transparency in hospitals, restricting certain debt collection actions against patients, and providing a penalty. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-07-08
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Elijah Behnke (Republican), Robert Brooks (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Nate Gustafson (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Shae Sortwell (Republican), Ron Tusler (Republican), Robert Wittke (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: Debt and debtors, Health Services, Department of -- Administration, Hospitals and health care facilities
- 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: Robert Brooks (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Nate Gustafson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shae Sortwell (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ron Tusler (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Robert Wittke (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Julian Bradley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mary Felzkowski (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rob Hutton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Adam Neylon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cory Tomczyk (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eric Wimberger (Republican), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Representative Neylon added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-15: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-07-28: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-07-08: Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care (House)
- 2025-07-08: Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Donovan, Brooks, Behnke, Gustafson, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Sortwell and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Bradley, Felzkowski, Wimberger, Hutton, Larson, Nass and Tomczyk (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB353), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB353.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB353)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB353.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB353-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).