# Wisconsin AB448: An Act to create 146.76 and 600.01 (1) (b) 14. of the statutes; Relating to: nonprofit agricultural organization health benefit coverage.

Wisconsin AB448, An Act to create 146.76 and 600.01 (1) (b) 14. of the statutes; Relating to: nonprofit agricultural organization health benefit coverage., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Cindi Duchow (Republican) and 16 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB448-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB448
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 146.76 and 600.01 (1) (b) 14. of the statutes; Relating to: nonprofit agricultural organization health benefit coverage.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-09-19
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Cindi Duchow (Republican), Benjamin Franklin (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Tony Kurtz (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Clint Moses (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), William Penterman (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Shae Sortwell (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Agricultural societies, Insurance -- Health
- 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: Cindi Duchow (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Benjamin Franklin (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chanz Green (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Tony Kurtz (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Clint Moses (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shae Sortwell (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Feyen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cory Tomczyk (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Duke Tucker (Republican), House

## Actions (6)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-01-21: Representative Tucker added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-12: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Summerfield (House)
- 2025-09-23: Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-09-19: Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance (House)
- 2025-09-19: Introduced by Representatives Moses, Kurtz, O'Connor, Maxey, Penterman, Gundrum, Duchow, Franklin, Piwowarczyk, Sortwell, Murphy, B. Jacobson, Goeben, Wichgers, Knodl, Green, Kreibich, Mursau and Behnke; cosponsored by Senators Feyen and Tomczyk (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB448), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB448.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB448)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB448.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB448-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).