WI SB 598
deadRelating to: coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did WI SB 598 pass?
No. WI SB 598 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 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, joined by 24 cosponsors.
- 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
- Mosescosponsor
- Stubbscosponsor
- Andersoncosponsor
- DeSmidtcosponsor
- Dittrichcosponsor
- Emersoncosponsor
- Hurdcosponsor
- Joerscosponsor
- Kitchenscosponsor
- Kurtzcosponsor
- Mayadevcosponsor
- Novakcosponsor
- Ortiz-Velezcosponsor
- Piwowarczykcosponsor
- Sheehancosponsor
- Sinickicosponsor
- Snydercosponsor
- Steffencosponsor
- Stroudcosponsor
- Tenoriocosponsor
- Tuckercosponsor
- Udellcosponsor
- Wittkecosponsor
- Rodriguezcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
2026-02-20
Senator Larson added as a coauthor
2026-02-20
Representatives Miresse and Moore Omokunde added as cosponsors
2026-02-19
Representative Phelps added as a cosponsor
2026-02-12
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2026-02-09
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
2025-11-24
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
2025-11-14
Representatives Palmeri and Vining added as cosponsors
2025-11-13
Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor
2025-11-11
Available for scheduling
2025-11-11
Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-11-11
Executive action taken
2025-11-05
Public hearing held
2025-11-05
Representatives Madison and Clancy added as cosponsors
2025-11-05
Senators Carpenter and Wanggaard added as coauthors
2025-10-31
Representative Melotik added as a cosponsor
2025-10-30
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
reading-1,referral-committee
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
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Versions
Documents
Votes
Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2025-11-11 · pass · 5-0
Related bills
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