Wisconsin Assembly Bill 598
Session 2025
Relating to: consent to admissions to certain health care facilities by patient representatives without requiring a petition for guardianship or protective placement. (FE)
Active
Passed Assembly on Feb 19, 2026
Sponsors
30 Sponsors
Johnson
First Action
Oct 29, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 25, 2026
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
598
State
Wisconsin
Session
2025
Johnson
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Primary
Motion Text
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Summary
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Bill Text
Amendment Histories
AB598: Fiscal Estimate From DHS
AB598 ROCP for Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care On 1/21/2026
LC Bill Hearing Materials
Wisconsin Ethics Commission information
2025 Senate Bill 578
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02/25/2026
Senate
Available for scheduling
02/25/2026
Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
02/23/2026
Senate
Received from Assembly
02/19/2026
Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
02/19/2026
Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 77, Noes 18
02/19/2026
Assembly
Rules suspended
02/19/2026
Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
02/19/2026
Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 adopted
02/19/2026
Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Snyder
02/19/2026
Assembly
Read a second time
02/18/2026
Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Neubauer
02/17/2026
Assembly
Made a special order of business at 1:22 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13
02/17/2026
Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Snyder
02/16/2026
Assembly
Representative Sheehan withdrawn as a coauthor
02/13/2026
Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
01/21/2026
Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
01/21/2026
Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 12, Noes 3
01/21/2026
Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 1
01/21/2026
Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 1
01/21/2026
Assembly
Executive action taken
01/21/2026
Assembly
Representative Stroud withdrawn as a coauthor
01/16/2026
Assembly
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Snyder
01/14/2026
Assembly
Representative Johnson withdrawn as a coauthor
01/14/2026
Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Snyder
01/13/2026
Assembly
Representative Prado withdrawn as a coauthor
01/07/2026
Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
01/06/2026
Assembly
Representative Roe withdrawn as a coauthor
12/17/2025
Assembly
Representative Palmeri withdrawn as a coauthor
11/12/2025
Assembly
Representative Moses added as a coauthor
11/12/2025
Assembly
Public hearing held
10/29/2025
Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
10/29/2025
Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Snyder, Subeck, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Goodwin, Gundrum, Hurd, Johnson, Knodl, Kreibich, Kurtz, McCarville, Melotik, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Palmeri, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Rodriguez, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Swearingen and Wittke;
cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, James and Quinn
Sources
Open States
Record Created
Nov 7, 2025 6:56:25 PM
Record Updated
Mar 6, 2026 2:21:12 PM