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WI SB 23

enacted

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

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 23 pass?

Yes. WI SB 23 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-19. 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.

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

Sponsors

  • Wirchprimary
  • Wimbergerprimary
  • Wanggaardprimary
  • Wallprimary
  • Tomczykprimary
  • Spreitzerprimary
  • Roysprimary
  • Ratcliffprimary
  • Quinnprimary
  • Pfaffprimary
  • Markleinprimary
  • Larsonprimary
  • Keyeskiprimary
  • Hesselbeinprimary
  • Habush Sinykinprimary
  • Feyenprimary
  • Drakeprimary
  • Dassler-Alfheimprimary
  • Bradleyprimary
  • Felzkowskiprimary
  • Jamesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 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

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-05

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-06

    Representative Summerfield added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-02-06

    Senators Carpenter and L. Johnson added as coauthors

  5. 2025-02-12

    Public hearing held

  6. 2025-02-20

    Executive action taken

  7. 2025-02-21

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-02-21

    Available for scheduling

  9. 2025-03-11

    Representative Callahan added as a cosponsor

  10. 2025-03-12

    Representative Moses added as a cosponsor

  11. 2025-03-19

    Representative McGuire added as a cosponsor

  12. 2025-03-20

    Representatives Ortiz-Velez and Haywood added as cosponsors

  13. 2025-04-02

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  14. 2025-04-18

    Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  15. 2025-04-22

    Senator Smith added as a coauthor

  16. 2025-04-22

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  17. 2025-04-22

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  18. 2025-04-22

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  19. 2025-04-22

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 1

    passage,reading-3

  20. 2025-04-22

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. 2025-04-22

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  22. 2025-05-27

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

    reading-1,referral-committee

  23. 2025-09-03

    Representative Goeben added as a cosponsor

  24. 2025-11-19

    Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to committee on Assembly Organization pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-11-25

    Representative Tranel added as a cosponsor

  26. 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

  27. 2026-02-18

    Representative DeSanto added as a cosponsor

  28. 2026-02-18

    Withdrawn from committee on State Affairs and referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  29. 2026-02-18

    Made a special order of business at 11:03 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  30. 2026-02-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  31. 2026-02-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  32. 2026-02-19

    Rules suspended

  33. 2026-02-19

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 95, Noes 1

    passage,reading-3

  34. 2026-02-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  35. 2026-02-23

    Received from Assembly concurred in

    receipt

  36. 2026-02-24

    Report correctly enrolled

    enrolled

  37. 2026-03-12

    Presented to the Governor on 3-12-2026

    executive-receipt

  38. 2026-03-19

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-18-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 102

    executive-signature

  39. 2026-03-19

    Published 3-19-2026

    became-law

Versions

Documents

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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