# Wisconsin AB720: An Act to amend 40.51 (8), 40.51 (8m), 66.0137 (4), 120.13 (2) (g) and 185.983 (1) (intro.); to create 609.825 and 632.851 of the statutes; Relating to: coverage and reimbursement of emergency ambulance services under health insurance policies and plans. (FE)

Wisconsin AB720, An Act to amend 40.51 (8), 40.51 (8m), 66.0137 (4), 120.13 (2) (g) and 185.983 (1) (intro.); to create 609.825 and 632.851 of the statutes; Relating to: coverage and reimbursement of emergency ambulance services under health insurance policies and plans. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Deb Andraca (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican) 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 AB720
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 40.51 (8), 40.51 (8m), 66.0137 (4), 120.13 (2) (g) and 185.983 (1) (intro.); to create 609.825 and 632.851 of the statutes; Relating to: coverage and reimbursement of emergency ambulance services under health insurance policies and plans. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-03
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Deb Andraca (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Scott Krug (Republican), Tony Kurtz (Republican), Clint Moses (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), Lisa Subeck (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: Insurance -- Health, Medical practice, Group, Medical service, Public employee -- Group insurance
- 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: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chanz Green (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Scott Krug (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Tony Kurtz (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Clint Moses (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Marklein (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patrick Testin (Republican), Senate

## Actions (11)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-20: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-30: Senator Marklein added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-01-20: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kurtz (House)
- 2026-01-07: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-12-17: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-12-15: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-12-15: Commissioner of Insurance report received pursuant to s.601.423(2), Wisconsin Statutes (House)
- 2025-12-12: Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-12-03: Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care (House)
- 2025-12-03: Introduced by Representatives Kurtz, Kaufert, Kitchens, Andraca, Behnke, Donovan, Green, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Moses, Mursau, O'Connor, Rodriguez and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, James, Keyeski and Pfaff (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB720), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB720.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB720)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB720.pdf)

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