WI SB 23

enacted

Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did WI SB 23 pass?

Yes. WI SB 23 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-19): Published 3-19-2026

What is WI SB 23 about?

WI SB 23 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 23?

Wirch, Wimberger, Wanggaard and 18 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 23, joined by 66 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-02-05
Latest action: 2026-03-19 — Published 3-19-2026
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-19
Published 3-19-2026
became-law
2026-03-19
Report approved by the Governor on 3-18-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 102
executive-signature
2026-03-12
Presented to the Governor on 3-12-2026
executive-receipt
2026-02-24
Report correctly enrolled
enrolled
2026-02-23
Received from Assembly concurred in
receipt
2026-02-19
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-19
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 95, Noes 1
passage,reading-3
2026-02-19
Rules suspended
2026-02-19
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-19
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-18
Made a special order of business at 11:03 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
2026-02-18
Withdrawn from committee on State Affairs and referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2026-02-18
Representative DeSanto added as a cosponsor
2026-02-12
Withdrawn from committee on Assembly Organization and referred to committee on State Affairs pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)
referral-committee
2025-11-25
Representative Tranel added as a cosponsor
2025-11-19
Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to committee on Assembly Organization pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)
referral-committee
2025-09-03
Representative Goeben added as a cosponsor
2025-05-27
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-04-22
Received from Senate
receipt
2025-04-22
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-04-22
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 1
passage,reading-3
2025-04-22
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-04-22
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-04-22
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-04-22
Senator Smith added as a coauthor
2025-04-18
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-04-02
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-03-20
Representatives Ortiz-Velez and Haywood added as cosponsors
2025-03-19
Representative McGuire added as a cosponsor
2025-03-12
Representative Moses added as a cosponsor
2025-03-11
Representative Callahan added as a cosponsor
2025-02-21
Available for scheduling
2025-02-21
Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-20
Executive action taken
2025-02-12
Public hearing held
2025-02-06
Senators Carpenter and L. Johnson added as coauthors
2025-02-06
Representative Summerfield added as a cosponsor
2025-02-05
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-02-05
Introduced by Senators James, Felzkowski, Bradley, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Feyen, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Marklein, Pfaff, Quinn, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Tomczyk, Wall, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Rodriguez, Allen, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Duchow, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Franklin, Goodwin, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kaufert, Kirsch, Kitchens, Kreibich, Krug, Kurtz, Madison, Maxey, Mayadev, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, Palmeri, Petersen, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Steffen, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio, Tusler, Udell, Vining, Wichgers and Wittke
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Votes

Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2025-02-21 · pass · 5-0
PASSAGE
2025-04-22 · pass · 32-1
Member-level votes (33)
- BRADLEY: yes
- JAGLER: yes
- ROYS: yes
- CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
- JAMES: yes
- SMITH: yes
- CARPENTER: yes
- JOHNSON: yes
- SPREITZER: yes
- DASSLER-ALFHEI: yes
- KEYESKI: yes
- STAFSHOLT: yes
- DRAKE: yes
- LARSON: yes
- TESTIN: yes
- FELZKOWSKI: yes
- LEMAHIEU: yes
- TOMCZYK: yes
- FEYEN: yes
- MARKLEIN: yes
- WALL: yes
- HABUSH SINYKIN: yes
- NASS: yes
- WANGGAARD: yes
- HESSELBEIN: yes
- PFAFF: yes
- WIMBERGER: yes
- HUTTON: yes
- QUINN: yes
- WIRCH: yes
- JACQUE: yes
- RATCLIFF: yes
- KAPENGA: no
CONCURRENCE
2026-02-19 · pass · 95-1
Member-level votes (96)
- ALLEN: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- ANDRACA: yes
- ARMSTRONG: yes
- ARNEY: yes
- AUGUST: yes
- BARE: yes
- BEHNKE: yes
- BILLINGS: yes
- BORN: yes
- BRILL: yes
- BROOKS: yes
- BROWN: yes
- CALLAHAN: yes
- CLANCY: yes
- CRUZ: yes
- DALLMAN: yes
- DESANTO: yes
- DESMIDT: yes
- DITTRICH: yes
- DONOVAN: yes
- DUCHOW: yes
- FITZGERALD: yes
- FRANKLIN: yes
- GOEBEN: yes
- GOODWIN: yes
- GREEN: yes
- GUNDRUM: yes
- GUSTAFSON: yes
- HAYWOOD: yes
- HONG: yes
- HURD: yes
- HYSELL: yes
- JACOBSON, B: yes
- JACOBSON, J: yes
- JOERS: yes
- JOHNSON: yes
- KAUFERT: yes
- KIRSCH: yes
- KITCHENS: yes
- KNODL: yes
- KREIBICH: yes
- KRUG: yes
- KURTZ: yes
- MADISON: yes
- MAXEY: yes
- MAYADEV: yes
- MCCARVILLE: yes
- MCGUIRE: yes
- MELOTIK: yes
- MIRESSE: yes
- MOORE OMOKUNDE: yes
- MOSES: yes
- MURPHY: yes
- MURSAU: yes
- NEDWESKI: yes
- NEUBAUER: yes
- NEYLON: yes
- NOVAK: yes
- O'CONNOR: yes
- ORTIZ-VELEZ: yes
- PALMERI: yes
- PENTERMAN: yes
- PETERSEN: yes
- PHELPS: yes
- PIWOWARCZYK: yes
- PRADO: yes
- PRONSCHINSKE: yes
- RIVERA-WAGNER: yes
- RODRIGUEZ: yes
- ROE: yes
- SHEEHAN: yes
- SINICKI: yes
- SNODGRASS: yes
- SNYDER: yes
- SORTWELL: no
- SPIROS: yes
- STEFFEN: yes
- STROUD: yes
- STUBBS: yes
- SUBECK: yes
- SUMMERFIELD: yes
- SWEARINGEN: yes
- TAYLOR: yes
- TENORIO: yes
- TITTL: yes
- TRANEL: yes
- TUCKER: yes
- TUSLER: yes
- UDELL: yes
- VANDERMEER: yes
- VINING: yes
- WICHGERS: yes
- WITTKE: yes
- ZIMMERMAN: yes
- SPEAKER: yes

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb23

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