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WI SB 251

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Relating to: cost-sharing caps on prescription drugs and medical supplies to treat asthma under health insurance policies and plans. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 251 pass?

No. WI SB 251 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 251 about?

WI SB 251 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: cost-sharing caps on prescription drugs and medical supplies to treat asthma under health insurance policies and plans. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 251?

Wirch, Spreitzer, Roys and 7 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 251.

Introduced
2025-05-09
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Wirchprimary
  • Spreitzerprimary
  • Roysprimary
  • Ratcliffprimary
  • Larsonprimary
  • L. Johnsonprimary
  • Hesselbeinprimary
  • Drakeprimary
  • Keyeskiprimary
  • Dassler-Alfheimprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-09

    Introduced by Senators Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Drake, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Snodgrass, Mayadev, McCarville, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Roe, Sheehan, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio and Udell

    introduction

  2. 2025-05-09

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-05-13

    Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-05-13

    Commissioner of Insurance report received pursuant to s.601.423(2), Wisconsin Statutes

    receipt

  5. 2025-05-21

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  6. 2025-06-24

    Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor

  7. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

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Related bills

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