Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 14 R · 1 D cosponsors

AB 905 — Relating to: threats to health care providers and providing a penalty.

Last action — Published 4-4-2026

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

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 23, 2026. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 90% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 20 sponsors

    1 primary, 19 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (14 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

An Act to renumber and amend 947.016 (3); to create 947.016 (3) (am) of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Published 4-4-2026

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 197

  3. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  4. Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2026

  5. LRB correction

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Senator Smith added as a cosponsor

  9. Read a third time and concurred in

  10. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  11. Ordered to a third reading

  12. Read a second time

  13. Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  15. Available for scheduling

  16. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  17. Executive action taken

  18. Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  19. Received from Assembly

  20. Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Read a third time and passed

  22. Rules suspended

  23. Ordered to a third reading

  24. Read a second time

  25. Made a special order of business at 9:33 PM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 15

  26. Referred to committee on Rules

  27. Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  28. Executive action taken

  29. Representative Kaufert added as a coauthor

  30. Public hearing held

  31. Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  32. Introduced by Representatives Kurtz, Novak, Behnke, Dittrich, Duchow, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki, Tucker and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Wanggaard, Cabral-Guevara, James and Nass

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 19 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (19)

Not signed on (112)

112 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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Votes

Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 905 do?
An Act to renumber and amend 947.016 (3); to create 947.016 (3) (am) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 905?
AB 905 is sponsored by Marklein, Wanggaard, Cabral-Guevara, James, Nass, Kurtz, Tony (Republican), Novak, Todd (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Kreibich, Rob (Republican), Maxey, Dave (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Penterman, William (Republican), Piwowarczyk, Jim (Republican), Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Tucker, Duke (Republican), and Wichgers, Chuck (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 905?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 23, 2026. It awaits signature.
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