# Wisconsin AB798: An Act to create 343.178 and 343.50 (4r) of the statutes; Relating to: caregiver records maintained by the Department of Transportation. (FE)

Wisconsin AB798, An Act to create 343.178 and 343.50 (4r) of the statutes; Relating to: caregiver records maintained by the Department of Transportation. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican) and 10 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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- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB798
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 343.178 and 343.50 (4r) of the statutes; Relating to: caregiver records maintained by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-23
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Chanz Green (Republican), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Todd Novak (Republican), William Penterman (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: Identification cards, Motor vehicle -- Driver's license, Senior citizen, Transportation, 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: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Chanz Green (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Todd Novak (Republican), House
- Sponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Romaine Quinn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joe Sheehan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), 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)
- 2026-02-23: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2026-02-20: Representative Sheehan added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-18: Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-02-06: Representative Joers added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-06: Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Green (House)
- 2026-02-03: Public hearing held (House)
- 2026-01-22: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Green (House)
- 2025-12-23: Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation (House)
- 2025-12-23: Introduced by Representatives Green, Penterman, B. Jacobson, Behnke, Dittrich, Goodwin, Kaufert, Miresse, Novak, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki, Subeck and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Cabral-Guevara, Roys and Spreitzer (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB798), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB798.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB798)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB798.pdf)

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- [AB80: An Act to renumber 457.25 (1); to amend 46.90 (4) (ab) 4., 48.56 (2), 48.561 (2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB80-2025)
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- [SB176: An Act to create 71.05 (1) (j), 71.26 (1) (j), 71.34 (1k) (q) and 71.45 (1) (dp…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-SB176-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB798-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).