WI AB 173

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Relating to: regulation of pharmacy benefit managers, fiduciary and disclosure requirements on pharmacy benefit managers, and application of prescription drug payments to health insurance cost-sharing requirements. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 173 pass?

No. WI AB 173 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-23). Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 173 about?

WI AB 173 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: regulation of pharmacy benefit managers, fiduciary and disclosure requirements on pharmacy benefit managers, and application of prescription drug payments to health insurance cost-sharing requirements. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 173?

Tucker, Wichgers, Tittl and 18 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 173.

Introduced: 2025-04-09
Latest action: 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

2025-04-09
Introduced by Representatives Novak, Tranel, Allen, Armstrong, Brooks, Callahan, Fitzgerald, B. Jacobson, Joers, Kirsch, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, McCarville, Miresse, Mursau, O'Connor, Sortwell, Tittl, Wichgers and Tucker; cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski, Marklein, Cabral-Guevara, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Nass, Pfaff, Quinn, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wanggaard, Wimberger and James
introduction
2025-04-09
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-04-11
Representative Rivera-Wagner added as a coauthor
2025-04-23
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-05-22
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
2025-05-29
Senator Smith added as a cosponsor
2025-06-05
Representative Udell added as a coauthor
2025-06-11
Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
2025-06-18
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-08-28
Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
2025-09-09
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
2025-09-11
Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor
2025-09-16
Representative Donovan added as a coauthor
2025-10-03
Representative Cruz added as a coauthor
2025-10-08
Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor
2025-11-13
Representative Andraca added as a coauthor
2026-02-10
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Novak
amendment-introduction
2026-02-11
Public hearing held
2026-02-11
Representatives Stubbs and Hysell added as coauthors
2026-02-12
Representative Franklin added as a coauthor
2026-02-13
Representative Bare added as a coauthor
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure

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Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab173

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