2025-2026 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
AB197: A levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE)
Legislative Summary
An Act to amend 79.05 (2) (c); to create 66.0602 (3) (o) of the statutes; Relating to: a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE)
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Bill History
4/15/2025
Introduced
State Assembly
4/15/2025
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
State Assembly
4/21/2025
Senator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor
State Assembly
4/22/2025
Representative Andraca added as a coauthor
State Assembly
4/23/2025
Public hearing held
State Assembly
4/24/2025
Representative Anderson added as a coauthor
State Assembly
4/25/2025
Representative Stroud added as a coauthor
State Assembly
4/30/2025
Fiscal estimate received
State Assembly
5/13/2025
Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
State Assembly
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(4/15/2025)
Chamber
State Assembly
Committee
State Affairs(State Assembly)
Sponsors
Republican: 23
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor

Tony Kurtz
Republican
Co-Sponsors (28)
Nate Gustafson
Republican
Elijah Behnke
Republican
Barbara Dittrich
Republican
Bob Donovan
Republican
Cindi Duchow
Republican
Benjamin Franklin
Republican
Chanz Green
Republican
Dean Kaufert
Republican
Joel Kitchens
Republican
Dave Maxey
Republican
Paul Melotik
Republican
Clint Moses
Republican
Jeffrey Mursau
Republican
Greta Neubauer
Democrat
Lori Palmeri
Democrat
Jim Piwowarczyk
Republican
David Steffen
Republican
Lisa Subeck
Democrat
Randy Udell
Democrat
Nancy VanderMeer
Republican
Amanda Nedweski
Republican
Howard Marklein
Republican
Jesse James
Republican
Rachael Cabral-Guevara
Republican
Steve Nass
Republican
Brad Pfaff
Democrat
Mark Spreitzer
Democrat
Patrick Testin
Republican