2025-2026 Regular Session • Wisconsin 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
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(4/3/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 16
Democrat: 4
Primary Sponsor

Andre Jacque
Republican
Co-Sponsors (19)
Howard Marklein
Republican
Sarah Keyeski
Democrat
Mark Spreitzer
Democrat
David Armstrong
Republican
Elijah Behnke
Republican
Chanz Green
Republican
Nate Gustafson
Republican
Joel Kitchens
Republican
Rob Kreibich
Republican
Paul Melotik
Republican
Vinnie Miresse
Democrat
Jeffrey Mursau
Republican
Todd Novak
Republican
Jim Piwowarczyk
Republican
Treig Pronschinske
Republican
David Steffen
Republican
Lisa Subeck
Democrat
Robert Wittke
Republican
Calvin Callahan
Republican