Senate Bill 145
The procedure for adding federal newborn screening recommendations to the state-required newborn screenings, granting rule-making authority, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)
Topics: Health Services, Department of: Health, Maternal and infant care, United States: Health and Human Services, Department of
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. 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 21, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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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 ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 206. That version died when the session ended.
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
In general, under current law, newborns must be tested for certain congenital and metabolic disorders as specified in rules promulgated by the Department of Health Services. The federal Department of Health and Human Services maintains a list of disorders for which it recommends testing in newborns, known as the federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP).
Under this bill, DHS must evaluate each disorder that is included in the RUSP as of January 1, 2025, to determine whether newborns in this state should be tested for that disorder. This requirement does not apply to any disorder in the RUSP if, as of January 1, 2025, the disorder is already included in the list of disorders for which newborns must be tested in this state. In addition, the bill requires DHS to evaluate any disorder added to the RUSP after January 1, 2025, to determine whether newborns in this state should be tested for that newly added disorder. If DHS determines newborns should not be tested for the disorder, DHS must annually review medical literature and the department’s capacity and resources to test for the disorder in order to determine whether to reevaluate the inclusion of the disorder in newborn testing in this state. If, in any of these evaluations or reevaluations, DHS determines that a disorder in the RUSP should be added to the list of disorders for which newborns must be tested in this state, the bill requires DHS to promulgate rules to add that disorder.
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The requirements for evaluations, reviews, and reevaluations under the bill do not apply to a disorder in the RUSP if DHS is in the process of adding, by rule, the disorder to the list of disorders for which newborns must be tested in this state. However, if the rule-making procedure for that disorder does not result in promulgation of a rule, then DHS must consider the disorder under the review and reevaluation procedures under the bill.
Who's behind it
8 senators are its . 4 are Democrats and 4 are Republicans.
14 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim · Democrat, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Jamie Wall · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (14)
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Fitzgerald · Democrat, Assembly
- Sarah Keyeski · Democrat, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Udell and Moore Omokunde
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Aug 21, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Sep 11, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
3 more representatives and 2 senators signed on in support.
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Aug 21, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Jun 19, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 12, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 4, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 2, 2025
1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Mar 21, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health.
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Mar 21, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 21, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Jagler, Feyen, Dassler-Alfheim, James, L. Johnson, Spreitzer, Testin and Wall; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Duchow, Andraca, Knodl, Murphy, Mursau, Sinicki, Stubbs and Subeck
- Mar 21, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
- Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor
- Jun 2, 2025 · Senate
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor
- Jun 4, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jun 12, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 19, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 21, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Aug 21, 2025 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Aug 21, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Sep 11, 2025 · Senate
Representatives Udell and Moore Omokunde added as cosponsors
- Sep 11, 2025 · Senate
Senator Larson added as a coauthor
- Sep 22, 2025 · Senate
Representative Fitzgerald added as a cosponsor
- Sep 30, 2025 · Senate
Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor
- Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Representative Subeck withdrawn as a cosponsor
- 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.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote