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IntroducedOct 29, 2025
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Passed Assembly
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Wisconsin Assembly Bill
Relating to: consent to admissions to certain health care facilities by patient representatives without requiring a petition for guardianship or protective placement. (FE)
Last Action See all actions
Assembly • Jan 21, 2026: Referred to committee on Rules
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on AB 598
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Donovanprimary
- Doyleprimary
- Goodwinprimary
- Gundrumprimary
- Hurdprimary
- Johnsonprimary
- Knodlprimary
- Kreibichprimary
- Kurtzprimary
- McCarvilleprimary
- Melotikprimary
- Mursauprimary
- Novakprimary
- O'Connorprimary
- Palmeriprimary
- Pentermanprimary
- Piwowarczykprimary
- Pradoprimary
- Rivera-Wagnerprimary
- Rodriguezprimary
- Roeprimary
- Sheehanprimary
- Sinickiprimary
- Stroudprimary
- Stubbsprimary
- Swearingenprimary
- Wittkeprimary
Votes
Actions
- Jan 21, 2026 | Assembly
- Representative Stroud withdrawn as a coauthor
- Executive action taken
- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 1
- Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 1
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 12, Noes 3
- Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 16, 2026 | Assembly
- Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Snyder
- Jan 14, 2026 | Assembly
- Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Snyder
- Representative Johnson withdrawn as a coauthor
- Jan 13, 2026 | Assembly
- Representative Prado withdrawn as a coauthor
- Jan 07, 2026 | Assembly
- Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 06, 2026 | Assembly
- Representative Roe withdrawn as a coauthor
- Dec 17, 2025 | Assembly
- Representative Palmeri withdrawn as a coauthor
- Nov 12, 2025 | Assembly
- Public hearing held
- Representative Moses added as a coauthor
- Oct 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
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
Documents
- Amendment Histories
- LC Amendment Memo
- AB598: Fiscal Estimate From DHS
- AB598 ROCP for Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care On 1/21/2026
- AB598 ROCP for Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care On 1/21/2026
- LC Hearing Materials for AB598 on 11/12/2025
- Wisconsin Ethics Commission information
- 2025 Senate Bill 578
