Senate Bill 1162
Eliminating recovery by the state for birth expenses paid through the Medical Assistance program. (FE)
Topics: Court: Procedure, Family: Support, Judgment, Maternal and infant care, Medical assistance
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 19, 2026
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry. The committee's chair at the time was Romaine Quinn. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 1083. That version died when the session ended.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill prohibits the state from seeking recovery of birth expenses paid by the state through the Medical Assistance program on behalf of an unmarried person who gave birth and was a Medical Assistance recipient at the time of the birth. The bill also prohibits a court from including in a judgment or order relating to paternity an order for a father to pay for the recovery of such expenses paid by the state under the Medical Assistance program. Under current law, a court must include in a paternity order an order establishing the amount of the father’s obligation to pay or contribute to up to half of the actual and reasonable pregnancy and birth expenses, taking into account the father’s income and ability to pay. Also under current law, a person applying for Medical Assistance, as a condition of eligibility for Medical Assistance, is deemed to have assigned to the state any rights to medical support or other payment of medical expenses from any other person, which includes the right to recovery of birth expenses. Further, under current law, if the mother of a child was enrolled in a health maintenance organization or other prepaid health care plan under the Medical Assistance program at the time of the child’s birth, the state could seek to recover from the father the birth expenses incurred by the health maintenance organization or other prepaid health care plan. This bill prohibits the state from seeking recovery of these expenses and prohibits a court from ordering recovery of these expenses on behalf of the state.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . All 4 are Democrats.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (8)
- Margaret Arney · Democrat, Assembly
- Russell Goodwin · Democrat, Assembly
- Francesca Hong · Democrat, Assembly
- Renuka Mayadev · Democrat, Assembly
- Supreme Moore Omokunde · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 19, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry.
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Mar 19, 2026
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Roys, Ratcliff and Hesselbein; cosponsored by Representatives Stubbs, Moore Omokunde, Arney, Goodwin, Hong, Sinicki, Palmeri and Mayadev
- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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