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WI AB718

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Lindee Brill

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires physicians prescribing abortion-inducing drugs to schedule a follow-up visit within 7 days and provide patients with a catch kit and medical waste bag for collecting and returning pathological waste to the physician's office

  • Makes manufacturers of abortion-inducing drugs responsible for proper disposal and mitigation of endocrine disruptors (chemicals that interfere with human hormones) released from improper disposal, including from pathological waste

  • Subjects manufacturers to Wisconsin's "spills law" (Chapter 292) if endocrine disruptors from improper disposal are detected in wastewater, requiring notification to DNR, environmental restoration, and minimizing harmful effects

  • Requires the Department of Natural Resources to mandate regular testing for endocrine disruptors at wastewater treatment plants and authorizes DNR to assist operators in developing testing capacity

  • Establishes penalties including up to $20,000 per violation for manufacturers and maintains Class I felony penalties for violations of prescription requirements (effective May 1, 2026)

Legislative Description

Prescription, use, and disposal of abortion-inducing drugs and providing a penalty.

Last Action

Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Gustafson

12/9/2025

Committee Referrals

State Affairs12/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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