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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 1044

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Relating to: health insurance coverage of vaccines if recommended by certain organizations and consideration of recommendations of certain organizations regarding the state immunization program vaccination schedule.

Health services department of — Health Insurance — Health Insurance — Life and accident Public employee — Group insurance Vaccination

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill applies to health insurance policies and self-insured governmental plans that provide coverage for vaccines recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under the bill, if the federal government withdraws the recommendations for a vaccine, the policies and plans must continue to provide coverage for the vaccine, on an equal basis, if the vaccine is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics or American Academy of Family Physicians. The bill also requires the Department of Health Services, in considering diseases for elimination to be included in the vaccination schedule for the state’s immunization program, to take into account the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics or American Academy of Family Physicians.

This proposal may contain a health insurance mandate requiring a social and financial impact report under s. 601.423, stats.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Drake (D) , Larson (D) , Roys (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wall (D)

17 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Andraca (D) , Arney (D) , Clancy (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Hong (D) , Joers (D) , Mayadev (D) , Miresse (D) , Neubauer (D) , Palmeri (D) , Roe (D) , Sheehan (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 1

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 24, 2026 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Drake, Dassler-Alfheim, Larson, Roys, Spreitzer and Wall; cosponsored by Representatives Mayadev, Andraca, Arney, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Hong, Joers, Miresse, Neubauer, Palmeri, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs and Subeck

  2. Feb 24, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Mar 18, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor

  4. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1