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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 97

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Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)

Health services department of — Health Maternal and infant care Medical assistance

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Health Services to seek approval from the federal Department of Health and Human Services to extend until the last day of the month in which the 365th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls Medical Assistance benefits to women who are eligible for those benefits when pregnant. Currently, postpartum women are eligible for Medical Assistance benefits until the last day of the month in which the 60th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls.

2021 Wisconsin Act 58

required DHS to seek approval from the federal Department of Health and Human Services to extend these postpartum Medical Assistance benefits until the last day of the month in which the 90th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls. On June 3, 2022, DHS filed a Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver application with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to extend postpartum coverage for eligible Medical Assistance recipients, as required by

2021 Wisconsin Act 58

. The Medical Assistance program is a joint federal and state program that provides health services to individuals who have limited financial resources.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Anderson (D) , Andraca (D) , Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Behnke (R) , Billings (D) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , Cruz (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Doyle (D) , Duchow (R) , Emerson (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Franklin (R) , Goodwin (D) , Gundrum (R) , Gustafson (R) , Hong (D) , Hysell (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Kaufert (R) , Kirsch (D) , Kitchens (R) , Kreibich (R) , Krug (R) , Kurtz (R) , Madison (D) , Maxey (R) , Mayadev (D) , McCarville (D) , Melotik (R) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Mursau (R) , Neubauer (D) , Neylon (R) , Novak (R) , Palmeri (D) , Petersen (R) , Phelps (D) , Prado (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Rodriguez (R) , Roe (D) , Sheehan (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Snyder (R) , Spaude (D) , Steffen (R) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Summerfield (R) , Taylor (D) , Tenorio (D) , Tusler (R) , Udell (D) , Vining (D) , Wichgers (R) , Wittke (R)

29 cosponsors

Bradley (R) , Callahan (R) , Carpenter (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Drake (D) , Felzkowski (R) , Feyen (R) , Goeben (R) , Habush Sinykin (D) , Hesselbein (D) , James (R) , Keyeski (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Marklein (R) , McGuire (D) , Moses and Brooks , Ortiz-Velez, DeSanto and Haywood , Pfaff (D) , Quinn (R) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Tomczyk (R) , Tranel (R) , Wall (D) , Wanggaard (R) , Wimberger (R) , Wirch (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 46

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Full history

  1. Feb 28, 2025 · Assembly

    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. Feb 28, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform

  3. Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Callahan added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 12, 2025 · Assembly

    Representatives Moses and Brooks added as coauthors

  5. Mar 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative McGuire added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 20, 2025 · Assembly

    Representatives Ortiz-Velez, DeSanto and Haywood added as coauthors

  7. Mar 21, 2025 · Assembly

    Senator L. Johnson added as a cosponsor

  8. Apr 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Sep 3, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Goeben added as a coauthor

  10. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform and referred to committee on Assembly Organization pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  11. Nov 25, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Tranel added as a coauthor

  12. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Assembly Organization and referred to committee on State Affairs pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  13. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on State Affairs and referred to committee on Rules

  14. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

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

  15. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  16. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1