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

SB 996 — Relating to: funding for grants for community emergency medical services and falls prevention initiatives and making an appropriation. (FE)

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

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

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 12, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Stalled 30% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

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

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Summary

An Act to repeal 20.435 (1) (ck); to create 20.435 (1) (ck) of the statutes;

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill creates a new grant appropriation for community emergency medical services programs while repealing an existing appropriation for those grants.

  • 20.435 (1) (ck)

    Community emergency medical services grants. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to emergency medical services programs to employ a community paramedic or community emergency medical services practitioner.

    This adds a new grant program for community emergency medical services.

  • 20.435 (1) (ck)

    Community emergency medical services grants. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to emergency medical services programs to employ a community paramedic or community emergency medical services practitioner.

    This repeals the newly created community emergency medical services grants after July 1, 2027.

  • 20.435 (1) (a)

    $200,000

    This increases the appropriated amount for grants for falls prevention initiatives.

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Fiscal estimate received

  3. Public hearing held

  4. Representative Moore Omokunde added as a cosponsor

  5. Representatives Fitzgerald and Miresse added as cosponsors

  6. Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor

  7. Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

  8. Introduced by Senator James; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Doyle and Johnson

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 128 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (128)

128 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 996 do?
An Act to repeal 20.435 (1) (ck); to create 20.435 (1) (ck) of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 996?
SB 996 is sponsored by Snyder, Doyle, James, Jesse (Republican), and Johnson, LaTonya (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 996?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 12, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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