WisconsinAB972025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)House

An Act to amend 49.46 (1) (a) 1m., 49.46 (1) (j), 49.47 (4) (ag) 2., 49.471 (6) (b) and 49.471 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes; Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)

Sponsored By: Scott Allen (Republican), Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Jill Billings (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Angelina Cruz (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Steve Doyle (Democratic), Cindi Duchow (Republican), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Benjamin Franklin (Republican), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Nate Gustafson (Republican), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Scott Krug (Republican), Tony Kurtz (Republican), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Dave Maxey (Republican), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Paul Melotik (Republican), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Adam Neylon (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Kevin Petersen (Republican), Christian Phelps (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), Ann Roe (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Patrick Snyder (Republican), Ryan Spaude (Democratic), David Steffen (Republican), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Rob Summerfield (Republican), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Ron Tusler (Republican), Randy Udell (Democratic), Robyn Vining (Democratic), Chuck Wichgers (Republican), Robert Wittke (Republican)

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Health ServicesDepartment of -- HealthMaternal and infant careMedical assistance

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Scott Allen

    Republican • House

  • Clinton Anderson

    Democratic • House

  • Deb Andraca

    Democratic • House

  • Margaret Arney

    Democratic • House

  • Mike Bare

    Democratic • House

  • Elijah Behnke

    Republican • House

  • Jill Billings

    Democratic • House

  • Brienne Brown

    Democratic • House

  • Ryan Clancy

    Democratic • House

  • Angelina Cruz

    Democratic • House

  • Ben DeSmidt

    Democratic • House

  • Barbara Dittrich

    Republican • House

  • Bob Donovan

    Republican • House

  • Steve Doyle

    Democratic • House

  • Cindi Duchow

    Republican • House

  • Jodi Emerson

    Democratic • House

  • Joan Fitzgerald

    Democratic • House

  • Benjamin Franklin

    Republican • House

  • Russell Goodwin

    Democratic • House

  • Rick Gundrum

    Republican • House

  • Nate Gustafson

    Republican • House

  • Francesca Hong

    Democratic • House

  • Andrew Hysell

    Democratic • House

  • Jenna Jacobson

    Democratic • House

  • Alex Joers

    Democratic • House

  • Tara Johnson

    Democratic • House

  • Dean Kaufert

    Republican • House

  • Karen Kirsch

    Democratic • House

  • Joel Kitchens

    Republican • House

  • Rob Kreibich

    Republican • House

  • Scott Krug

    Republican • House

  • Tony Kurtz

    Republican • House

  • Darrin Madison

    Democratic • House

  • Dave Maxey

    Republican • House

  • Renuka Mayadev

    Democratic • House

  • Maureen McCarville

    Democratic • House

  • Paul Melotik

    Republican • House

  • Vincent Miresse

    Democratic • House

  • Supreme Moore Omokunde

    Democratic • House

  • Jeffrey Mursau

    Republican • House

  • Greta Neubauer

    Democratic • House

  • Adam Neylon

    Republican • House

  • Todd Novak

    Republican • House

  • Lori Palmeri

    Democratic • House

  • Kevin Petersen

    Republican • House

  • Christian Phelps

    Democratic • House

  • Priscilla Prado

    Democratic • House

  • Amaad Rivera-Wagner

    Democratic • House

  • Jessie Rodriguez

    Republican • House

  • Ann Roe

    Democratic • House

  • Joe Sheehan

    Democratic • House

  • Christine Sinicki

    Democratic • House

  • Lee Snodgrass

    Democratic • House

  • Patrick Snyder

    Republican • House

  • Ryan Spaude

    Democratic • House

  • David Steffen

    Republican • House

  • Angela Stroud

    Democratic • House

  • Shelia Stubbs

    Democratic • House

  • Lisa Subeck

    Democratic • House

  • Rob Summerfield

    Republican • House

  • Sequanna Taylor

    Democratic • House

  • Angelito Tenorio

    Democratic • House

  • Ron Tusler

    Republican • House

  • Randy Udell

    Democratic • House

  • Robyn Vining

    Democratic • House

  • Chuck Wichgers

    Republican • House

  • Robert Wittke

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Julian Bradley

    Republican • Senate

  • Calvin Callahan

    Republican • House

  • Tim Carpenter

    Democratic • Senate

  • Kristin Dassler-Alfheim

    Democratic • Senate

  • Dora Drake

    Democratic • Senate

  • Mary Felzkowski

    Republican • Senate

  • Dan Feyen

    Republican • Senate

  • Joy Goeben

    Republican • House

  • Jodi Habush Sinykin

    Democratic • Senate

  • Dianne Hesselbein

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jesse James

    Republican • Senate

  • Sarah Keyeski

    Democratic • Senate

  • LaTonya Johnson

    Democratic • Senate

  • Chris Larson

    Democratic • Senate

  • Howard Marklein

    Republican • Senate

  • Tip McGuire

    Democratic • House

  • Brad Pfaff

    Democratic • Senate

  • Romaine Quinn

    Republican • Senate

  • Melissa Ratcliff

    Democratic • Senate

  • Kelda Roys

    Democratic • Senate

  • Mark Spreitzer

    Democratic • Senate

  • Cory Tomczyk

    Republican • Senate

  • Travis Tranel

    Republican • House

  • Jamie Wall

    Democratic • Senate

  • Van Wanggaard

    Republican • Senate

  • Eric Wimberger

    Republican • Senate

  • Robert Wirch

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

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Actions Timeline

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    3/23/2026House
  2. Laid on the table

    2/19/2026House
  3. Made a special order of business at 11:03 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

    2/18/2026House
  4. Withdrawn from committee on State Affairs and referred to committee on Rules

    2/18/2026House
  5. Withdrawn from committee on Assembly Organization and referred to committee on State Affairs pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

    2/12/2026House
  6. Representative Tranel added as a coauthor

    11/25/2025House
  7. Withdrawn from committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform and referred to committee on Assembly Organization pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

    11/19/2025House
  8. Representative Goeben added as a coauthor

    9/3/2025House
  9. Fiscal estimate received

    4/7/2025House
  10. Senator L. Johnson added as a cosponsor

    3/21/2025House
  11. Representatives Ortiz-Velez, DeSanto and Haywood added as coauthors

    3/20/2025House
  12. Representative McGuire added as a coauthor

    3/19/2025House
  13. Representatives Moses and Brooks added as coauthors

    3/12/2025House
  14. Representative Callahan added as a coauthor

    3/11/2025House
  15. Read first time and referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform

    2/28/2025House
  16. Introduced by Representatives Snyder, Rodriguez, Allen, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Duchow, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Franklin, Goodwin, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kaufert, Kirsch, Kitchens, Kreibich, Krug, Kurtz, Madison, Maxey, Mayadev, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, Palmeri, Petersen, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Steffen, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio, Tusler, Udell, Vining, Wichgers, Wittke and Summerfield; cosponsored by Senators James, Felzkowski, Bradley, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Feyen, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Marklein, Pfaff, Quinn, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Tomczyk, Wall, Wanggaard, Wimberger, Wirch and Carpenter

    2/28/2025House

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