# Wisconsin AB49: An Act to create 48.374 of the statutes; Relating to: a minor’s authority to consent to health care.

Wisconsin AB49, An Act to create 48.374 of the statutes; Relating to: a minor’s authority to consent to health care., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Mike Bare (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic) and 12 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 AB49
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 48.374 of the statutes; Relating to: a minor’s authority to consent to health care.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-17
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Mike Bare (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Paul Tittl (Republican), Ron Tusler (Republican), Randy Udell (Democratic), Robert Wittke (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: Family, Guardian and ward, Medical service, Public assistance, Youth
- 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: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Paul Tittl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ron Tusler (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Robert Wittke (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jill Billings (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jamie Wall (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (9)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-11-04: Representative Joers added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-17: Representative Stroud added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-08-27: Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-03-24: Representative Billings added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-03-12: Senator Drake added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2025-02-18: Representative Rivera-Wagner added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-17: Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care (House)
- 2025-02-17: Introduced by Representatives Tittl, Mursau, Bare, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Johnson, McCarville, Miresse, Palmeri, Roe, Sinicki, Subeck, Tusler, Udell and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, L. Johnson, Keyeski and Wall (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB49), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB49.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB49)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB49.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB49-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).