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WI SB 598

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Relating to: coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 598 pass?

No. WI SB 598 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 598 about?

WI SB 598 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 598?

Spreitzer, Wimberger, Smith and 8 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 598.

Introduced
2025-10-30
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Spreitzerprimary
  • Wimbergerprimary
  • Smithprimary
  • Roysprimary
  • Ratcliffprimary
  • Drakeprimary
  • Dassler-Alfheimprimary
  • L. Johnsonprimary
  • Keyeskiprimary
  • Markleinprimary
  • Jamesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-30

    Introduced by Senators James, Marklein, Keyeski, L. Johnson, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Wimberger and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Stubbs, Anderson, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Emerson, Hurd, Joers, Kitchens, Kurtz, Mayadev, Novak, Ortiz-Velez, Piwowarczyk, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snyder, Steffen, Stroud, Tenorio, Tucker, Udell, Wittke and Rodriguez

    introduction

  2. 2025-10-30

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-10-31

    Representative Melotik added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-11-05

    Senators Carpenter and Wanggaard added as coauthors

  5. 2025-11-05

    Representatives Madison and Clancy added as cosponsors

  6. 2025-11-05

    Public hearing held

  7. 2025-11-11

    Executive action taken

  8. 2025-11-11

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-11-11

    Available for scheduling

  10. 2025-11-13

    Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor

  11. 2025-11-14

    Representatives Palmeri and Vining added as cosponsors

  12. 2025-11-24

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  13. 2026-02-09

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  14. 2026-02-12

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  15. 2026-02-19

    Representative Phelps added as a cosponsor

  16. 2026-02-20

    Representatives Miresse and Moore Omokunde added as cosponsors

  17. 2026-02-20

    Senator Larson added as a coauthor

  18. 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

    2025-11-11 · pass · 5-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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