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SB437 • 2025

automated external defibrillators in child care centers and making an appropriation

automated external defibrillators in child care centers and making an appropriation

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

Sponsor
Senators Pfaff, Wirch, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Drake, Ratcliff, Keyeski, Dassler-Alfheim and Larson, cosponsored by Representatives Billings, Sinicki, Miresse, Ortiz-Velez, Kirsch, Madison, Joers, Palmeri, Bare, Fitzgerald, Snodgrass, Roe, DeSmidt, Sheehan, Stubbs, Kaufert, Udell, Vining, Subeck, Anderson, Johnson and Haywood
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Available for Scheduling
Effective date
Not listed

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automated external defibrillators in child care centers and making an appropriation

automated external defibrillators in child care centers and making an appropriation Status: S - Available for Scheduling

What This Bill Does

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-03-19 Sen.

    Senator Habush Sinykin added as a coauthor

  3. 2026-01-09 Sen.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-11-17 Sen.

    Representative Arney added as a cosponsor

  5. 2025-11-12 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  6. 2025-11-12 Sen.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families , Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. 2025-11-12 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  8. 2025-11-06 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  9. 2025-09-29 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Pfaff , Wirch , Hesselbein , Spreitzer , Drake , Ratcliff , Keyeski , Dassler-Alfheim and Larson ; cosponsored by Representatives Billings , Sinicki , Miresse , Ortiz-Velez , Kirsch , Madison , Joers , Palmeri , Bare , Fitzgerald , Snodgrass , Roe , DeSmidt , Sheehan , Stubbs , Kaufert , Udell , Vining , Subeck , Anderson , Johnson and Haywood

  10. 2025-09-29 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

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automated external defibrillators in child care centers and making an appropriation
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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 437
September 29, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
Pfaff
,
Wirch
,
Hesselbein
,
Spreitzer
,
Drake
,
Ratcliff
,
Keyeski
,
Dassler-Alfheim
and
Larson
, cosponsored by Representatives
Billings
,
Sinicki
,
Miresse
,
Ortiz-Velez
,
Kirsch
,
Madison
,
Joers
,
Palmeri
,
Bare
,
Fitzgerald
,
Snodgrass
,
Roe
,
DeSmidt
,
Sheehan
,
Stubbs
,
Kaufert
,
Udell
,
Vining
,
Subeck
,
Anderson
,
Johnson
and
Haywood
. Referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families.
SB437,1,3
1
An Act

to create
20.437 (1) (bw) and 48.549 of the statutes;
relating to:

2
automated external defibrillators in child care centers and making an
3
appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill directs the Department of Children and Families to award grants to licensed child care centers to provide automated external defibrillators and automated external defibrillator maintenance in the child care center. To be eligible for a grant under the bill, a licensed child care center must provide matching funds equal to at least 33 percent of the total grant amount. DCF must award grants in each child care licensing region designated by the Bureau of Early Care Regulation within DCF.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB437,1
4
Section

1
.
20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
5
insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
-
See PDF for table

SB437,2
6
Section

2
.
20.437 (1) (bw) of the statutes is created to read:
SB437,2,8
7
20.437
(1)
(bw)
Automated external defibrillators in child care centers.

8
Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 48.549.
SB437,3
9
Section

3
.
48.549 of the statutes is created to read:
SB437,2,14
10
48.549

Automated external defibrillators in child care centers.

(1)
11
From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (bw), the department shall award
12
grants to child care centers licensed under s. 48.65 to provide automated external
13
defibrillators and automated external defibrillator maintenance in the child care
14
center.
SB437,2,16
15
(2)
To be eligible for a grant under sub. (1), a licensed child care center shall
16
provide matching funds equal to at least 33 percent of the total grant amount.
SB437,2,18
17
(3)
The department shall award grants under sub. (1) in each child care
18
licensing region designated by the department’s bureau of early care regulation.
SB437,2,19
19
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