2025-2026 Regular SessionWisconsin Legislature

SB168: 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)

Legislative Summary

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)

Bill History

4/3/2025
Introduced
Senate
4/3/2025
Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry
Senate
4/8/2025
Representatives Palmeri and Fitzgerald added as cosponsors
Senate
4/10/2025
Representative Udell added as a cosponsor
Senate
4/17/2025
Fiscal estimate received
Senate
4/22/2025
Representative Neubauer added as a cosponsor
Senate
5/13/2025
Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor
Senate