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WI SB 4

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Relating to: agreements for direct primary care.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 4 pass?

No. WI SB 4 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-05-13). Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

What is WI SB 4 about?

WI SB 4 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: agreements for direct primary care.”.

Who sponsors WI SB 4?

Testin, Nass, Kapenga and 1 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 4.

Introduced
2025-01-24
Latest action
2026-05-13 — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Testinprimary
  • Nassprimary
  • Kapengaprimary
  • Cabral-Guevaraprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-24

    Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Kapenga, Nass and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Brooks, Armstrong, Dittrich, Hurd, Murphy, O'Connor, Rodriguez and Wichgers

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-24

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-06

    Senator Tomczyk added as a coauthor

  4. 2025-02-12

    Public hearing held

  5. 2025-02-20

    Executive action taken

  6. 2025-02-21

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-02-21

    Available for scheduling

  8. 2025-03-10

    Senator Hutton added as a coauthor

  9. 2025-03-14

    Placed on calendar 3-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. 2025-03-18

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Spreitzer, Ratcliff, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Roys, Pfaff, Smith, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson and Wall

    amendment-introduction

  11. 2025-03-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  12. 2025-03-18

    Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 14

    amendment-failure

  13. 2025-03-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  14. 2025-03-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  15. 2025-03-18

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 14

    passage,reading-3

  16. 2025-03-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. 2025-03-19

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  18. 2025-04-24

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

    reading-1,referral-committee

  19. 2025-05-09

    Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 5-13-2025

    referral

  20. 2025-05-13

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

    withdrawal

  21. 2025-05-13

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  22. 2025-05-13

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  23. 2025-05-13

    Rules suspended

  24. 2025-05-13

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  25. 2025-05-13

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. 2025-05-13

    Received from Assembly concurred in

    receipt

  27. 2025-05-14

    Report correctly enrolled

    enrolled

  28. 2025-08-07

    Presented to the Governor on 8-7-2025

    executive-receipt

  29. 2025-08-11

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 8-8-2025

    executive-veto

  30. 2026-05-12

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  31. 2026-05-13

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    2025-02-21 · pass · 3-2

  • PASSAGE

    2025-03-18 · pass · 18-14

    Member-level votes (33)
    • BRADLEY: yes
    • JAGLER: yes
    • QUINN: yes
    • CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • STAFSHOLT: yes
    • FELZKOWSKI: yes
    • KAPENGA: yes
    • TESTIN: yes
    • FEYEN: yes
    • LEMAHIEU: yes
    • TOMCZYK: yes
    • HUTTON: yes
    • MARKLEIN: yes
    • WANGGAARD: yes
    • JACQUE: yes
    • NASS: yes
    • WIMBERGER: yes
    • CARPENTER: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • SMITH: no
    • DASSLER-ALFHEI: no
    • KEYESKI: no
    • SPREITZER: no
    • DRAKE: no
    • LARSON: no
    • WALL: no
    • HABUSH SINYKIN: no
    • PFAFF: no
    • WIRCH: no
    • HESSELBEIN: no
    • RATCLIFF: no
    • ROYS: not voting
  • Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 14

    2025-03-18 · pass · 18-14

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