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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

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Quick answers

Did WI SB 42 pass?

No. WI SB 42 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. 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
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Sponsors

  • Markleinprimary
  • Jamesprimary
  • Cabral-Guevaraprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

  2. 2025-05-13

    Representatives Emerson and Moore Omokunde added as cosponsors

  3. 2025-05-08

    Representative Vining added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-04-30

    Representatives Andraca and McCarville added as cosponsors

  5. 2025-04-23

    Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor

  6. 2025-04-22

    LRB correction

  7. 2025-04-21

    Representative Udell added as a cosponsor

  8. 2025-04-09

    Representative Wittke added as a cosponsor

  9. 2025-03-28

    Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  10. 2025-03-24

    Representative Billings added as a cosponsor

  11. 2025-03-14

    Available for scheduling

  12. 2025-03-14

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-03-14

    Representative Kaufert added as a cosponsor

  14. 2025-03-14

    Executive action taken

  15. 2025-03-12

    Public hearing held

  16. 2025-03-03

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  17. 2025-02-21

    Representative Madison added as a cosponsor

  18. 2025-02-19

    Representative Tusler added as a cosponsor

  19. 2025-02-18

    Representative Fitzgerald added as a cosponsor

  20. 2025-02-18

    Senators Spreitzer and Habush Sinykin added as coauthors

  21. 2025-02-17

    Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

  22. 2025-02-13

    Representatives Kirsch and Sinicki added as cosponsors

  23. 2025-02-12

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

    reading-1,referral-committee

  24. 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

Versions

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Votes

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

    2025-03-14 · pass · 5-0

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