Assembly Bill 969
The drug repository program
Topics: Drugs, Health Services, Department of: Administration, Hospitals and health care facilities, Interstate relations
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 9, 2026. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 30, 2026
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 18, 2026
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Mar 17, 2026
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2025 Wisconsin Act 231
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 9, 2026: “Published 4-9-2026”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 987. That version died when the session ended.
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Health Services is required to maintain a drug repository program under which persons may donate drugs or supplies for use by other eligible individuals. This bill makes various changes to the drug repository program.
Under current law, a pharmacy or medical facility may accept and dispense donated drugs. Under the bill, any person that is licensed or permitted to possess a drug in the state in which the person is located may accept and dispense donated drugs in Wisconsin. The bill allows out-of-state persons to donate to the drug repository program in Wisconsin and allows persons in Wisconsin to donate to drug repository programs in other states. The bill also specifies that drugs that may be donated under the program include prescription, nonprescription, and investigational drugs.
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In addition, under current law, DHS must promulgate rules relating to eligibility to receive drugs or supplies donated under the drug repository program; the maximum amount that an individual may be charged to receive a donated drug or supply; and standards and procedures for accepting, storing, dispensing, and inspecting donated drugs or supplies. The bill eliminates these rulemaking requirements and instead imposes those provisions in statute. Specifically, the bill provides that a patient is eligible to receive a donated drug or supply if the patient is indigent, uninsured, underinsured, or enrolled in a public health benefits program, or, if no need for the drug or supply was identified among patients who meet those qualifications, any patient is eligible to receive the drug or supply. The bill allows a for-profit entity to charge a patient who receives a donated drug or supply a handling fee in an amount that does not exceed the for-profit entity’s cost of providing the drug or supply; the bill expressly provides that no other limitation may be imposed on the amount that a patient may be charged for a donated drug or supply. The bill also imposes various requirements for storage, packaging, labeling, and recordkeeping for drugs and supplies donated under the drug repository program.
Who's behind it
19 representatives are its . 10 are Democrats and 9 are Republicans.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (19)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Ben DeSmidt · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Fitzgerald · Democrat, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Maureen McCarville · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Greta Neubauer · Democrat, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Sequanna Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (11)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Tara Johnson · Democrat, Assembly
- Darrin Madison · Democrat, Assembly
- Miresse and Anderson
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Ratcliff, Smith and Drake
- Ann Roe · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 3 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Health vote on an amendment
Passed, 14 to 0 · Feb 12, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 14 to 0 · Feb 12, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 16, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 9, 2026
The new law was published.
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Apr 9, 2026
The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 231.
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Apr 2, 2026
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 17, 2026
The Senate passed it too.
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Mar 17, 2026
3 more senators signed on in support.
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Mar 16, 2026
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Mar 12, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 20, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Feb 19, 2026
The Senate received it.
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Feb 18, 2026
The Assembly passed it.
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Feb 18, 2026
The Assembly adopted it.
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Feb 13, 2026 to Feb 16, 2026
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 12, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 12, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 0.
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Feb 10, 2026 to Feb 11, 2026
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 4, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 2, 2026 to Feb 3, 2026
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jan 30, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care.
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Jan 30, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Snyder, Doyle, Novak, Gundrum, Melotik, McCarville, Taylor, Armstrong, Behnke, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Joers, Murphy, Mursau, Neubauer, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Sinicki and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Roys and Spreitzer
- Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
- Feb 2, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
- Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
- Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Snyder
- Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Johnson added as a coauthor
- Feb 11, 2026 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 11, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Udell added as a coauthor
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 13, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Madison added as a coauthor
- Feb 13, 2026 · Assembly
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
- Feb 16, 2026 · Assembly
Representatives Miresse and Anderson added as coauthors
- Feb 17, 2026 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 1:35 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Snyder
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Representative Roe added as a coauthor
- Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 18, 2026 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2026
- Apr 2, 2026 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
- Apr 9, 2026 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 231
- Apr 9, 2026 · Assembly
Published 4-9-2026
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote