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WI AB1080

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Christine Sinicki

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires annual licensing from the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) for trampoline parks, defined as businesses offering fee-based recreational use of multiple commercial trampolines or trampolines with foam/inflatable pits

  • Mandates operators maintain liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 aggregate and $500,000 per incident, with 24-hour notification to DSPS if coverage lapses

  • Exempts school/municipal playgrounds that don't primarily derive revenue from fees, gymnastics/dance/cheer facilities deriving 80%+ revenue from instruction, and inflatable bounce houses or exercise equipment

  • Imposes operator duties including compliance with industry safety standards, prominent safety signage, in-house injury reporting systems, emergency response plans, and having first aid/CPR-certified staff with an AED on-site during operations

  • Establishes participant responsibilities and assumption of inherent risks, allowing operators to raise compliance with safety duties and participant negligence as defenses in injury claims under comparative negligence standards

Legislative Description

Regulating trampoline parks, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Last Action

Read first time and referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform

2/26/2026

Committee Referrals

Regulatory Licensing Reform2/26/2026

Full Bill Text

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