Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

AB 261 — Relating to: certification of surgical technologists.

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced May 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

An Act to create 50.33 (1a), 50.33 (4) and 50.385 of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Callahan

  3. Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care

  4. Introduced by Representatives Callahan, Gundrum, Johnson, Kreibich, Murphy and O'Connor; cosponsored by Senators James, Pfaff and Spreitzer

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 123 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (123)

123 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 261 do?
An Act to create 50.33 (1a), 50.33 (4) and 50.385 of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 261?
AB 261 is sponsored by James, Pfaff, Spreitzer, Callahan, Calvin (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Johnson, Tara (Democrat), Kreibich, Rob (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), and O'Connor, Jerry (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 261?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced May 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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