Wisconsin Senate Bill 435

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 12)
Status: Failed on March 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to amend 14.835, 15.085 (1m) (b), 15.406 (7) (intro.), 50.39 (3), 111.335 (4) (jm), 440.035 (2m) (b), 440.035 (2m) (c) 1. (intro.), subchapter IX (title) of chapter 448 [precedes 448.971], 448.971 (1), 448.971 (2), 448.972 (1), 448.972 (3), 448.9725 (2), 448.9725 (3), 448.9725 (4) (a), 448.9725 (4) (b), 448.9727 (2) (a) (intro.), 448.9727 (2) (b), 448.9727 (3), 448.973 (1) (b), 448.973 (1) (c) 1., 448.974 (1) (a) (intro.), 448.975 (1) (a) (intro.), 448.975 (1) (b), 448.975 (1) (c), 448.975 (2) (a), 448.975 (2) (b), 448.975 (2) (c) (intro.), 448.975 (2) (c) 5., 448.975 (3) (a) (intro.), 448.975 (3) (a) 1., 448.975 (3) (a) 2., 448.975 (3) (a) 4., 448.975 (3) (b), 448.975 (4), 448.975 (5) (a) 1. b., 448.975 (5) (a) 2., 448.975 (5) (b), 448.975 (6), 448.976, 448.977 (1) (intro.), 448.977 (1) (b), 448.977 (2), 448.977 (3), 448.977 (4), 448.978 (1g) (a), 448.978 (2) (intro.), 448.978 (2) (b), 448.978 (2) (f), 448.978 (2) (m), 448.9785 (intro.), 448.9785 (6), 448.9795 (1), 448.9795 (2), 448.9885 (1) (a), 450.11 (8) (f), 655.002 (1) (a), 655.002 (1) (b), 655.002 (1) (c), 655.002 (1) (d), 655.002 (1) (e), 655.002 (1) (em), 655.002 (2) (a), 655.002 (2) (b), 655.003 (1), 655.003 (3), 655.005 (2) (a), 655.005 (2) (b), 655.23 (5m), 655.27 (3) (a) 4., 655.27 (3) (b) 2m., 655.275 (2) and 990.01 (27s); to create 180.1901 (1m) (bd), 448.9723, 448.975 (2) (ag) and (ar), 448.978 (3), 655.001 (10r) and 655.275 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes; Relating to: adopting the title of physician associate for physician assistants, independent practice of certain physician associates, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)

Adopting the title of physician associate for physician assistants, independent practice of certain physician associates, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)

Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara [R]	Sen. Patrick Testin [R]	Rep. Nancy VanderMeer [R]	Rep. Benjamin Franklin [R]
Rep. Bob Donovan [R]	Rep. Joy Goeben [R]	Rep. Chanz Green [R]	Rep. Rick Gundrum [R]
Rep. Dan Knodl [R]	Rep. Dave Maxey [R]	Rep. David Steffen [R]	Rep. Paul Tittl [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2026-01-22	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-11-11	Senate	Available for scheduling
2025-11-11	Senate	Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 3, Noes 2
2025-11-11	Senate	Executive action taken
2025-11-05	Senate	Public hearing held
2025-10-31	Senate	Representative Melotik added as a cosponsor
2025-10-22	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-09-29	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
2025-09-29	Senate	Introduced

AB438 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb435
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB435.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb435/sb435_oci.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/health/1952813.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb435/sb435_dsps.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/senate_organization/1985179.pdf