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WI SB 203

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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 · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 203 pass?

No. WI SB 203 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 SB 203 about?

WI SB 203 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 SB 203?

James, Wimberger, Wanggaard and 15 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 203.

Introduced
2025-04-16
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Jamesprimary
  • Wimbergerprimary
  • Wanggaardprimary
  • Spreitzerprimary
  • Roysprimary
  • Ratcliffprimary
  • Quinnprimary
  • Pfaffprimary
  • Nassprimary
  • Larsonprimary
  • Keyeskiprimary
  • L. Johnsonprimary
  • Habush Sinykinprimary
  • Drakeprimary
  • Dassler-Alfheimprimary
  • Cabral-Guevaraprimary
  • Markleinprimary
  • Felzkowskiprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-16

    Introduced 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; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Tranel, Allen, Armstrong, Brooks, Callahan, Fitzgerald, B. Jacobson, Joers, Kirsch, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, McCarville, Miresse, Mursau, O'Connor, Rodriguez, Sortwell, Tittl, Wichgers and Tucker

    introduction

  2. 2025-04-16

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-04-24

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  4. 2025-05-22

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor

  5. 2025-05-28

    Public hearing held

  6. 2025-05-28

    Senator Smith added as a coauthor

  7. 2025-06-05

    Representative Udell added as a cosponsor

  8. 2025-06-10

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  9. 2025-06-11

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  10. 2025-08-18

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Felzkowski

    amendment-introduction

  11. 2025-08-21

    Executive action taken

  12. 2025-08-21

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    amendment-passage

  13. 2025-08-21

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-08-21

    Available for scheduling

  15. 2025-08-28

    Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor

  16. 2025-09-11

    Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor

  17. 2025-10-08

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  18. 2025-11-04

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  19. 2025-11-13

    Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor

  20. 2026-02-11

    Representatives Stubbs and Hysell added as cosponsors

  21. 2026-02-12

    Representative Franklin added as a cosponsor

  22. 2026-02-13

    Representative Bare added as a cosponsor

  23. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    2025-08-21 · pass · 5-0

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    2025-08-21 · pass · 5-0

Related bills

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