# Wisconsin AB246: An Act to create 609.835 and 632.895 (16g) of the statutes; Relating to: cost-sharing caps on prescription drugs and medical supplies to treat asthma under health insurance policies and plans. (FE)

Wisconsin AB246, An Act to create 609.835 and 632.895 (16g) of the statutes; Relating to: cost-sharing caps on prescription drugs and medical supplies to treat asthma under health insurance policies and plans. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic) and 28 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 AB246
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 609.835 and 632.895 (16g) of the statutes; Relating to: cost-sharing caps on prescription drugs and medical supplies to treat asthma under health insurance policies and plans. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-08
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Christian Phelps (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Ryan Spaude (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Subjects: Disease, Drugs, Insurance -- Health
- 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: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christian Phelps (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joe Sheehan (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Spaude (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kalan Haywood (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Wirch (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-06-24: Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-05-21: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-05-13: Representative Haywood added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-05-13: Commissioner of Insurance report received pursuant to s.601.423(2), Wisconsin Statutes (House)
- 2025-05-08: Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care (House)
- 2025-05-08: Introduced by Representatives Snodgrass, Mayadev, McCarville, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Roe, Sheehan, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Drake, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer and Wirch (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB246), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB246.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB246)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB246.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB246-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).