# Wisconsin SB401: An Act to create 632.895 (14m) of the statutes; Relating to: coverage of maternity and newborn care under health insurance policies and plans and granting rule-making authority.

Wisconsin SB401, An Act to create 632.895 (14m) of the statutes; Relating to: coverage of maternity and newborn care under health insurance policies and plans and granting rule-making authority., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) Senate bill sponsored by Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Dora Drake (Democratic), Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic) and 9 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 SB401
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 632.895 (14m) of the statutes; Relating to: coverage of maternity and newborn care under health insurance policies and plans and granting rule-making authority.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-08-25
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Dora Drake (Democratic), Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Jamie Wall (Democratic), Robert Wirch (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 37
- Subjects: Sen Bill 401, Insurance -- Commissioner, Office of, Insurance -- Health, Maternal and infant care, 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: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Jamie Wall (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Robert Wirch (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen DeSanto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kalan Haywood (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Francesca Hong (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Kirsch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christian Phelps (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Sheehan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robyn Vining (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Mayadev added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-09-09: Representative Arney added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-09-03: Commissioner of Insurance report received pursuant to s.601.423(2), Wisconsin Statutes (Senate)
- 2025-08-25: Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry (Senate)
- 2025-08-25: Introduced by Senators Roys, Wall, Carpenter, Drake, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Larson, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Vining, Miresse, Anderson, Clancy, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Haywood, Joers, Roe, Snodgrass, Udell, Andraca, Bare, Brown, DeSanto, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Hong, Kirsch, Madison, McCarville, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Sheehan, Johnson, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Taylor, Tenorio and Subeck (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB401), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB401.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB401)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB401.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-SB401-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).