WI SB 203
deadRelating 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
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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
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
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
2025-04-16
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-04-24
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-05-22
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor
2025-05-28
Public hearing held
2025-05-28
Senator Smith added as a coauthor
2025-06-05
Representative Udell added as a cosponsor
2025-06-10
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-06-11
Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
2025-08-18
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Felzkowski
amendment-introduction
2025-08-21
Executive action taken
2025-08-21
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0
amendment-passage
2025-08-21
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-21
Available for scheduling
2025-08-28
Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor
2025-09-11
Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor
2025-10-08
Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
2025-11-04
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
2025-11-13
Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor
2026-02-11
Representatives Stubbs and Hysell added as cosponsors
2026-02-12
Representative Franklin added as a cosponsor
2026-02-13
Representative Bare added as a cosponsor
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
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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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