WisconsinAB4182025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)House

An Act to amend 146.95 (2) (b) (intro.); to create 50.083 and 50.373 of the statutes; Relating to: visitation of a long-term care facility resident or hospital patient during a communicable disease outbreak.

Sponsored By: Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Robert Brooks (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Nate Gustafson (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)

Failed

Community-based residential facilityDiseaseHospitals and health care facilitiesNursing homes and adult careReligious societies

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Elijah Behnke

    Republican • House

  • Lindee Brill

    Republican • House

  • Robert Brooks

    Republican • House

  • Joy Goeben

    Republican • House

  • Nate Gustafson

    Republican • House

  • Daniel Knodl

    Republican • House

  • Rob Kreibich

    Republican • House

  • Dave Maxey

    Republican • House

  • David Murphy

    Republican • House

  • Sylvia Ortiz-Velez

    Democratic • House

  • Jim Piwowarczyk

    Republican • House

  • Chuck Wichgers

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • André Jacque

    Republican • Senate

  • Clint Moses

    Republican • House

  • Steve Nass

    Republican • Senate

  • Cory Tomczyk

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    3/23/2026House
  2. Laid on the table

    2/19/2026House
  3. Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Subeck

    2/19/2026House
  4. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Subeck

    2/19/2026House
  5. Made a special order of business at 11:18 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

    2/18/2026House
  6. Referred to committee on Rules

    2/12/2026House
  7. Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 9, Noes 5

    2/12/2026House
  8. Executive action taken

    2/11/2026House
  9. Representative Moses added as a coauthor

    2/5/2026House
  10. Public hearing held

    2/4/2026House
  11. Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care

    9/15/2025House
  12. Introduced by Representatives Wichgers, Brill, Behnke, Brooks, Goeben, Gustafson, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Murphy, Ortiz-Velez and Piwowarczyk; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Nass and Tomczyk

    9/15/2025House

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