# Wisconsin AB499: An Act to create 49.45 (49m) (e) and 632.854 of the statutes; Relating to: coverage of nonopioid drug alternatives for the treatment and management of pain.

Wisconsin AB499, An Act to create 49.45 (49m) (e) and 632.854 of the statutes; Relating to: coverage of nonopioid drug alternatives for the treatment and management of pain., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by David Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Cindi Duchow (Republican) and 8 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 AB499
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 49.45 (49m) (e) and 632.854 of the statutes; Relating to: coverage of nonopioid drug alternatives for the treatment and management of pain.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-09
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: David Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Cindi Duchow (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Clint Moses (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Drugs, Health Services, Department of -- Administration, Insurance -- Commissioner, Office of, Insurance -- Health, Public employee -- Group insurance, United States -- Food and Drug Administration
- 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: David Armstrong (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Cindi Duchow (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Clint Moses (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-01-22: Senator Keyeski withdrawn as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-01-08: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-12-15: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Moses (House)
- 2025-10-09: Commissioner of Insurance report received pursuant to s.601.423(2), Wisconsin Statutes (House)
- 2025-10-09: Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance (House)
- 2025-10-09: Introduced by Representatives Moses, Armstrong, Behnke, Duchow, Gundrum, Knodl, Melotik, Mursau, O'Connor, Wichgers and Murphy; cosponsored by Senators James, Dassler-Alfheim and Keyeski (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB499), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB499.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB499)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB499.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB499-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).