2025-2026 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
SB39: Establishment of a Palliative Care Council. (FE)
Legislative Summary
An Act to create 15.197 (22m) and 146.695 of the statutes; Relating to: establishment of a Palliative Care Council. (FE)
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Bill History
2/12/2025
Introduced
Senate
2/12/2025
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
Senate
2/13/2025
Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor
Senate
2/18/2025
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James
Senate
2/18/2025
Representative Fitzgerald added as a cosponsor
Senate
3/5/2025
Fiscal estimate received
Senate
3/12/2025
Public hearing held
Senate
3/13/2025
Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor
Senate
3/14/2025
Executive action taken
Senate
3/14/2025
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0
Senate
3/14/2025
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0
Senate
3/14/2025
Available for scheduling
Senate
4/14/2025
Representative Joers added as a cosponsor
Senate
5/13/2025
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
Senate
Amendments
Senate Amendment 1
Senate Amendment 1
2/18/2025Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/12/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 8
Democrat: 15
Primary Sponsor

Jesse James
Republican
Co-Sponsors (22)
Van Wanggaard
Republican
Timothy Carpenter
Democrat
Kristin Dassler-Alfheim
Democrat
Dan Feyen
Republican
Melissa Ratcliff
Democrat
Kelda Roys
Democrat
Mark Spreitzer
Democrat
Patrick Snyder
Republican
John Spiros
Republican
Mike Bare
Democrat
Barbara Dittrich
Republican
Tara Johnson
Democrat
Rob Kreibich
Republican
Renuka Mayadev
Democrat
Maureen McCarville
Democrat
Jerry O'Connor
Republican
Ann Roe
Democrat
Angela Stroud
Democrat
Lisa Subeck
Democrat
Robyn Vining
Democrat
Randy Udell
Democrat
Shelia Stubbs
Democrat