# Wisconsin SB797: An Act Relating to: a onetime grant to establish an online dashboard of health care claims information, funding to support increased operational costs for the Wisconsin Health Information Organization, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin SB797, An Act Relating to: a onetime grant to establish an online dashboard of health care claims information, funding to support increased operational costs for the Wisconsin Health Information Organization, and making an appropriation. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) Senate bill sponsored by Mary Felzkowski (Republican), Patrick Testin (Republican); 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 SB797
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act Relating to: a onetime grant to establish an online dashboard of health care claims information, funding to support increased operational costs for the Wisconsin Health Information Organization, and making an appropriation. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-22
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Mary Felzkowski (Republican), Patrick Testin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Subjects: Sen Bill 797, Health Services, Department of -- Administration, Insurance -- Health, Organization, Miscellaneous
- 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: Mary Felzkowski (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Patrick Testin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Doyle (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House

## Actions (12)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c) (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Available for scheduling (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Report passage recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 4, Noes 1 (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Executive action taken (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Representative Udell added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Senator Larson added as a coauthor (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Public hearing held (Senate)
- 2025-12-22: Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs (Senate)
- 2025-12-22: Introduced by Senators Felzkowski and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Maxey, Donovan, Bare, Behnke, Dittrich, Kaufert, Knodl, Murphy and Wichgers (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB797), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB797.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB797)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB797.pdf)

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- [AB80: An Act to renumber 457.25 (1); to amend 46.90 (4) (ab) 4., 48.56 (2), 48.561 (2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB80-2025)
- [AB1027: An Act Relating to: requiring information relating to the food stamp program to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB1027-2025)
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- [AB674: An Act to create 157.06 (15m) of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting knowing…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB674-2025)
- [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-SB797-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).
