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WI SB 42

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Relating to: permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 42 pass?

No. WI SB 42 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 42 about?

WI SB 42 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 42?

Marklein, James, Cabral-Guevara are the primary sponsors of WI SB 42.

Introduced
2025-02-12
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Markleinprimary
  • Jamesprimary
  • Cabral-Guevaraprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-12

    Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara, James and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Rodriguez, Franklin, Duchow, Novak, Snyder, Zimmerman, August, Bare, Dittrich, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Krug, Miresse, Mursau, Nedweski, Neubauer, Phelps, Piwowarczyk, Sheehan, Spiros, Stroud and Subeck

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-12

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-13

    Representatives Kirsch and Sinicki added as cosponsors

  4. 2025-02-17

    Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

  5. 2025-02-18

    Senators Spreitzer and Habush Sinykin added as coauthors

  6. 2025-02-18

    Representative Fitzgerald added as a cosponsor

  7. 2025-02-19

    Representative Tusler added as a cosponsor

  8. 2025-02-21

    Representative Madison added as a cosponsor

  9. 2025-03-03

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  10. 2025-03-12

    Public hearing held

  11. 2025-03-14

    Executive action taken

  12. 2025-03-14

    Representative Kaufert added as a cosponsor

  13. 2025-03-14

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-03-14

    Available for scheduling

  15. 2025-03-24

    Representative Billings added as a cosponsor

  16. 2025-03-28

    Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  17. 2025-04-09

    Representative Wittke added as a cosponsor

  18. 2025-04-21

    Representative Udell added as a cosponsor

  19. 2025-04-22

    LRB correction

  20. 2025-04-23

    Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor

  21. 2025-04-30

    Representatives Andraca and McCarville added as cosponsors

  22. 2025-05-08

    Representative Vining added as a cosponsor

  23. 2025-05-13

    Representatives Emerson and Moore Omokunde added as cosponsors

  24. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-03-14 · pass · 5-0

Related bills

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