WI SB23 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill 23

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Broadly Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 19 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-19 - Published 3-19-2026
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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)

Title

Extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)

Sponsors

Sen. Jesse James [R]	Sen. Mary Felzkowski [R]	Sen. Julian Bradley [R]	Sen. Kristin Dassler-Alfheim [D]
Sen. Dora Drake [D]	Sen. Dan Feyen [R]	Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin [D]	Sen. Dianne Hesselbein [D]
Sen. Sarah Keyeski [D]	Sen. Christopher Larson [D]	Sen. Howard Marklein [R]	Sen. Brad Pfaff [D]
Sen. Romaine Quinn [R]	Sen. Melissa Ratcliff [D]	Sen. Kelda Roys [D]	Sen. Mark Spreitzer [D]
Sen. Cory Tomczyk [R]	Sen. Jamie Wall [D]	Sen. Van Wanggaard [R]	Sen. Eric Wimberger [R]
Sen. Robert Wirch [D]	Rep. Patrick Snyder [R]	Rep. Jessie Rodriguez [R]	Rep. Scott Allen [R]
Rep. Clinton Anderson [D]	Rep. Deb Andraca [D]	Rep. Margaret Arney [D]	Rep. Mike Bare [D]
Rep. Elijah Behnke [R]	Rep. Jill Billings [D]	Rep. Brienne Brown [D]	Rep. Ryan Clancy [D]
Rep. Angelina Cruz [D]	Rep. Ben DeSmidt [D]	Rep. Barbara Dittrich [R]	Rep. Bob Donovan [R]
Rep. Steve Doyle [D]	Rep. Cindi Duchow [R]	Rep. Jodi Emerson [D]	Rep. Joan Fitzgerald [D]
Rep. Benjamin Franklin [R]	Rep. Russell Goodwin [D]	Rep. Rick Gundrum [R]	Rep. Nate Gustafson [R]
Rep. Francesca Hong [D]	Rep. Andrew Hysell [D]	Rep. Jenna Jacobson [D]	Rep. Alex Joers [D]
Rep. Tara Johnson [D]	Rep. Dean Kaufert [R]	Rep. Karen Kirsch [D]	Rep. Joel Kitchens [R]
Rep. Rob Kreibich [R]	Rep. Scott Krug [R]	Rep. Tony Kurtz [R]	Rep. Darrin Madison [D]
Rep. Dave Maxey [R]	Rep. Renuka Mayadev [D]	Rep. Maureen McCarville [D]	Rep. Paul Melotik [R]
Rep. Vinnie Miresse [D]	Rep. Supreme Omokunde [D]	Rep. Jeffrey Mursau [R]	Rep. Greta Neubauer [D]
Rep. Adam Neylon [R]	Rep. Todd Novak [R]	Rep. Lori Palmeri [D]	Rep. Kevin Petersen [R]
Rep. Christian Phelps [D]	Rep. Pricilla Prado [D]	Rep. Amaad Rivera-Wagner [D]	Rep. Ann Roe [D]
Rep. Joe Sheehan [D]	Rep. Christine Sinicki [D]	Rep. Lee Snodgrass [D]	Rep. Ryan Spaude [D]
Rep. David Steffen [R]	Rep. Angela Stroud [D]	Rep. Shelia Stubbs [D]	Rep. Lisa Subeck [D]
Rep. Sequanna Taylor [D]	Rep. Angelito Tenorio [D]	Rep. Ron Tusler [R]	Rep. Randy Udell [D]
Rep. Robyn Vining [D]	Rep. Chuck Wichgers [R]	Rep. Robert Wittke [R]

Roll Calls

2026-02-19 - House - Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in (Y: 95 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Senate - Senate: Read a third time and passed (Y: 32 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-19	Senate	Published 3-19-2026
2026-03-19	Senate	Report approved by the Governor on 3-18-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 102
2026-03-12	Senate	Presented to the Governor on 3-12-2026
2026-02-24	Senate	Report correctly enrolled
2026-02-23	Senate	Received from Assembly concurred in
2026-02-19	House	Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-19	House	Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 95, Noes 1
2026-02-19	House	Rules suspended
2026-02-19	House	Ordered to a third reading
2026-02-19	House	Read a second time
2026-02-18	House	Made a special order of business at 11:03 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
2026-02-18	House	Withdrawn from committee on State Affairs and referred to committee on Rules
2026-02-18	House	Representative DeSanto added as a cosponsor
2026-02-12	House	Withdrawn from committee on Assembly Organization and referred to committee on State Affairs pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)
2025-11-25	House	Representative Tranel added as a cosponsor
2025-11-19	House	Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to committee on Assembly Organization pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)
2025-09-03	House	Representative Goeben added as a cosponsor
2025-05-27	House	Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
2025-04-22	House	Received from Senate
2025-04-22	Senate	Ordered immediately messaged
2025-04-22	Senate	Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 1
2025-04-22	Senate	Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-04-22	Senate	Ordered to a third reading
2025-04-22	Senate	Read a second time
2025-04-22	Senate	Senator Smith added as a coauthor
2025-04-18	Senate	Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-04-02	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-03-20	Senate	Representatives Ortiz-Velez and Haywood added as cosponsors
2025-03-19	Senate	Representative McGuire added as a cosponsor
2025-03-12	Senate	Representative Moses added as a cosponsor
2025-03-11	Senate	Representative Callahan added as a cosponsor
2025-02-21	Senate	Available for scheduling
2025-02-21	Senate	Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2025-02-20	Senate	Executive action taken
2025-02-12	Senate	Public hearing held
2025-02-06	Senate	Senators Carpenter and L. Johnson added as coauthors
2025-02-06	Senate	Representative Summerfield added as a cosponsor
2025-02-05	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
2025-02-05	Senate	Introduced

Same As/Similar To

AB97 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Wisconsin State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb23
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB23.pdf
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/enrolledbills/2025/REG/SB23.pdf
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/acts/2025/102.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb23/sb23_dhs.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/health/1905483.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcactmemos/2025/REG/Act%20102.pdf
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2025/sv0014
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2025/av0262