# Wisconsin SB168: An Act to renumber and amend 102.17 (9) (a) 1.; to amend 102.17 (9) (b) (intro.); to create 102.17 (9) (a) 1c., 102.17 (9) (a) 1e., 102.17 (9) (a) 1g. and 102.17 (9) (a) 1p. of the statutes; Relating to: changing the conditions of liability for worker’s compensation benefits for emergency medical responders, emergency medical services practitioners, volunteer firefighters, correctional officers, emergency dispatchers, coroners and coroner staff, and medical examiners and medical examiner staff. (FE)

Wisconsin SB168, An Act to renumber and amend 102.17 (9) (a) 1.; to amend 102.17 (9) (b) (intro.); to create 102.17 (9) (a) 1c., 102.17 (9) (a) 1e., 102.17 (9) (a) 1g. and 102.17 (9) (a) 1p. of the statutes; Relating to: changing the conditions of liability for worker’s compensation benefits for emergency medical responders, emergency medical services practitioners, volunteer firefighters, correctional officers, emergency dispatchers, coroners and coroner staff, and medical examiners and medical examiner staff. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) Senate bill sponsored by André Jacque (Republican), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Howard Marklein (Republican) and 1 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 SB168
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to renumber and amend 102.17 (9) (a) 1.; to amend 102.17 (9) (b) (intro.); to create 102.17 (9) (a) 1c., 102.17 (9) (a) 1e., 102.17 (9) (a) 1g. and 102.17 (9) (a) 1p. of the statutes; Relating to: changing the conditions of liability for worker’s compensation benefits for emergency medical responders, emergency medical services practitioners, volunteer firefighters, correctional officers, emergency dispatchers, coroners and coroner staff, and medical examiners and medical examiner staff. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: André Jacque (Republican), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Howard Marklein (Republican), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Subjects: Sen Bill 168, Coroner, Fire department, Legislature -- Retirement Systems, Joint Survey Committee on, Medical service -- Occupations, Mental health, Police, Worker's compensation
- 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: André Jacque (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Howard Marklein (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Armstrong (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jill Billings (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Calvin Callahan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chanz Green (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Nate Gustafson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Todd Novak (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Treig Pronschinske (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Steffen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Wittke (Republican), House

## Actions (16)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Representative Billings added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Representative Brown added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-11-24: Representative Rivera-Wagner added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-08-25: Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-08-04: Representative Snodgrass added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Representative Neubauer added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Representative Udell added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Representatives Palmeri and Fitzgerald added as cosponsors (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Introduced by Senators Jacque, Marklein, Keyeski and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Armstrong, Behnke, Green, Gustafson, Kitchens, Kreibich, Melotik, Miresse, Mursau, Novak, Piwowarczyk, Pronschinske, Steffen, Subeck, Wittke and Callahan (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB168), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB168.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB168)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB168.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-SB168-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).