# Wisconsin AB1121: An Act to create 609.865 and 632.895 (16g) of the statutes; Relating to: health insurance coverage of prosthetic limbs and custom orthotic braces. (FE)

Wisconsin AB1121, An Act to create 609.865 and 632.895 (16g) of the statutes; Relating to: health insurance coverage of prosthetic limbs and custom orthotic braces. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Karen DeSanto (Democratic) and 14 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB1121
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 609.865 and 632.895 (16g) of the statutes; Relating to: health insurance coverage of prosthetic limbs and custom orthotic braces. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-13
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Karen DeSanto (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Benjamin Franklin (Republican), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Todd Novak (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Patrick Snyder (Republican), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: Insurance -- Health, Medical practice, Group, Medical service, Public employee -- Group insurance
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Karen DeSanto (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Benjamin Franklin (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Andrew Hysell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Todd Novak (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joe Sheehan (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Patrick Snyder (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick Testin (Republican), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-20: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Subeck added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Anderson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-13: Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance (House)
- 2026-03-13: Introduced by Representatives Hysell, Stubbs, Snyder, Brown, DeSanto, Emerson, Franklin, Joers, McCarville, Miresse, Novak, Ortiz-Velez, Sinicki, Taylor, Tenorio, Clancy and Sheehan; cosponsored by Senators Ratcliff, Smith, Testin, Spreitzer, L. Johnson and Larson (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1121), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1121.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1121)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1121.pdf)

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- [SB176: An Act to create 71.05 (1) (j), 71.26 (1) (j), 71.34 (1k) (q) and 71.45 (1) (dp…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-SB176-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB1121-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).