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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 1066

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: use of artificial intelligence to deny prior authorization for medical necessity or experimental status.

Data processing Insurance — Health Medical practice group

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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 provides that a health insurance policy or self-insured governmental health plan may not use artificial intelligence to deny a prior authorization for medical necessity or experimental status. Rather, under the bill, a licensed health care provider who is an individual must review a prior authorization that involves medical necessity or experimental status before the policy or plan may deny the prior authorization.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Larson (D) , Roys (D) , Spreitzer (D)

15 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Brown (D) , Carpenter (D) , Clancy (D) , Cruz (D) , Keyeski (D) , Kirsch (D) , Madison (D) , McCarville (D) , Miresse (D) , Palmeri (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Sinicki (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 3

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 26, 2026 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Roys, Larson and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Tenorio, Cruz, Clancy, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Rivera-Wagner, Sinicki and Udell

  2. Feb 26, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism

  3. Mar 2, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Brown added as a cosponsor

  4. Mar 4, 2026 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Mar 6, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Kirsch added as a cosponsor

  6. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  7. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor

  8. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor

  9. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  10. Mar 30, 2026 · Senate

    Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor