# Wisconsin AB488: An Act to create 26.145 (2m) of the statutes; Relating to: fire suppression products derived from soybeans.

Wisconsin AB488, An Act to create 26.145 (2m) of the statutes; Relating to: fire suppression products derived from soybeans., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Brent Jacobson (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican) and 11 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-AB488-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB488
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 26.145 (2m) of the statutes; Relating to: fire suppression products derived from soybeans.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-09
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Brent Jacobson (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Clint Moses (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Travis Tranel (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Subjects: Farm produce, Fire department, Natural Resources, Department of -- Administration
- 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: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Clint Moses (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Travis Tranel (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen DeSanto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Jagler (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Howard Marklein (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Duke Tucker (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican), Senate

## Actions (21)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Emerson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-06: Representative Brown added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-18: Laid on the table (House)
- 2026-02-17: Made a special order of business at 1:19 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13 (House)
- 2026-02-16: Representative Anderson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-13: Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026 (House)
- 2026-02-09: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-30: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-01-30: Report passage recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 6, Noes 0 (House)
- 2026-01-29: Executive action taken (House)
- 2026-01-21: Representative Tucker added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-09: Representative DeSanto added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-08: Representatives Behnke and Billings added as coauthors (House)
- 2026-01-08: Public hearing held (House)
- 2026-01-07: Representative Miresse added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-05: Representative Joers added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-11-18: Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2025-10-10: Representative Subeck added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-09: Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment (House)
- 2025-10-09: Introduced by Representatives Moses, Tranel, Dittrich, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Mursau, O'Connor, Palmeri, Snodgrass, Stroud and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Jacque, Jagler, James, Nass and Wanggaard (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB488), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB488.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB488)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB488.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB488-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).