# Wisconsin AB490: An Act to create 20.435 (5) (dr) and 51.03 (7) of the statutes; Relating to: implementing a suicide prevention program and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin AB490, An Act to create 20.435 (5) (dr) and 51.03 (7) of the statutes; Relating to: implementing a suicide prevention program and making an appropriation. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic) and 28 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 AB490
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 20.435 (5) (dr) and 51.03 (7) of the statutes; Relating to: implementing a suicide prevention program and making an appropriation. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-09
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Steve Doyle (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Christian Phelps (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Subjects: Death, Health Services, Department of -- Health, Public employee
- 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: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Steve Doyle (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Francesca Hong (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Andrew Hysell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christian Phelps (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joe Sheehan (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robyn Vining (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Wirch (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-20: Representative Vining added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-09: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-09: Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention (House)
- 2025-10-09: Introduced by Representatives Doyle, Andraca, Emerson, McCarville, DeSmidt, Miresse, Bare, Fitzgerald, Sinicki, Subeck, Snodgrass, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Clancy, Madison, Moore Omokunde, Sheehan, Joers, Phelps, Kaufert, Palmeri, Hysell, Rivera-Wagner, Arney, Mayadev, Hong, Goodwin, Udell, Stroud, Prado and Johnson; cosponsored by Senators Pfaff, Habush Sinykin, Carpenter, Ratcliff, Roys, Wirch, Hesselbein, Larson, Dassler-Alfheim, Smith, Spreitzer and Keyeski (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB490), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB490.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB490)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB490.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB490-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).