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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

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Quick answers

Did WI SB 203 pass?

No. WI SB 203 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. 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, joined by 22 cosponsors.

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

  • Jamesprimary
  • Wimbergerprimary
  • Wanggaardprimary
  • Spreitzerprimary
  • Roysprimary
  • Ratcliffprimary
  • Quinnprimary
  • Pfaffprimary
  • Nassprimary
  • Larsonprimary
  • Keyeskiprimary
  • L. Johnsonprimary
  • Habush Sinykinprimary
  • Drakeprimary
  • Dassler-Alfheimprimary
  • Cabral-Guevaraprimary
  • Markleinprimary
  • Felzkowskiprimary
  • Novakcosponsor
  • Tranelcosponsor
  • Allencosponsor
  • Armstrongcosponsor
  • Brookscosponsor
  • Callahancosponsor
  • Fitzgeraldcosponsor
  • B. Jacobsoncosponsor
  • Joerscosponsor
  • Kirschcosponsor
  • Kitchenscosponsor
  • Knodlcosponsor
  • Kreibichcosponsor
  • McCarvillecosponsor
  • Miressecosponsor
  • Mursaucosponsor
  • O'Connorcosponsor
  • Rodriguezcosponsor
  • Sortwellcosponsor
  • Tittlcosponsor
  • Wichgerscosponsor
  • Tuckercosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

  2. 2026-02-13

    Representative Bare added as a cosponsor

  3. 2026-02-12

    Representative Franklin added as a cosponsor

  4. 2026-02-11

    Representatives Stubbs and Hysell added as cosponsors

  5. 2025-11-13

    Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor

  6. 2025-11-04

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  7. 2025-10-08

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  8. 2025-09-11

    Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor

  9. 2025-08-28

    Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor

  10. 2025-08-21

    Available for scheduling

  11. 2025-08-21

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  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

    Executive action taken

  14. 2025-08-18

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Felzkowski

    amendment-introduction

  15. 2025-06-11

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  16. 2025-06-10

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  17. 2025-06-05

    Representative Udell added as a cosponsor

  18. 2025-05-28

    Senator Smith added as a coauthor

  19. 2025-05-28

    Public hearing held

  20. 2025-05-22

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor

  21. 2025-04-24

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  22. 2025-04-16

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

    reading-1,referral-committee

  23. 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

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

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