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AB197 • 2025

a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program

a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program

Healthcare
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representatives Kurtz, Gustafson, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Franklin, Green, Kaufert, Kitchens, Maxey, Melotik, Moses, Mursau, Neubauer, Palmeri, Piwowarczyk, Steffen, Subeck, Udell, VanderMeer and Nedweski, cosponsored by Senators Marklein, James, Cabral-Guevara, Nass, Pfaff, Spreitzer and Testin
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
A - Tabled
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Asm.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-03-20 Asm.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  3. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Laid on the table

  4. 2026-02-18 Asm.

    Made a special order of business at 11:09 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  5. 2026-02-04 Asm.

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 15, Noes 0

  6. 2026-02-04 Asm.

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 15, Noes 0

  7. 2026-02-04 Asm.

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. 2026-02-03 Asm.

    Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance

  9. 2026-01-30 Asm.

    Senator Spreitzer withdrawn as a cosponsor

  10. 2026-01-30 Asm.

    Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)

  11. 2025-11-20 Asm.

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs , Ayes 10, Noes 0

  12. 2025-11-20 Asm.

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs , Ayes 10, Noes 0

  13. 2025-11-20 Asm.

    Referred to committee on Rules

  14. 2025-11-12 Asm.

    Executive action taken

  15. 2025-11-11 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kurtz

  16. 2025-07-03 Asm.

    Representative Joers added as a coauthor

  17. 2025-05-13 Asm.

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  18. 2025-04-30 Asm.

    Fiscal estimate received

  19. 2025-04-25 Asm.

    Representative Stroud added as a coauthor

  20. 2025-04-24 Asm.

    Representative Anderson added as a coauthor

  21. 2025-04-23 Asm.

    Public hearing held

  22. 2025-04-22 Asm.

    Representative Andraca added as a coauthor

  23. 2025-04-21 Asm.

    Senator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor

  24. 2025-04-15 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Kurtz , Gustafson , Behnke , Dittrich , Donovan , Duchow , Franklin , Green , Kaufert , Kitchens , Maxey , Melotik , Moses , Mursau , Neubauer , Palmeri , Piwowarczyk , Steffen , Subeck , Udell , VanderMeer and Nedweski ; cosponsored by Senators Marklein , James , Cabral-Guevara , Nass , Pfaff , Spreitzer and Testin

  25. 2025-04-15 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

Official Summary Text

a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program
Status: A - Tabled