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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 23

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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, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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: Bradley (R) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Drake (D) , Felzkowski (R) , Feyen (R) , Habush Sinykin (D) , Hesselbein (D) , James (R) , Keyeski (D) , Larson (D) , Marklein (R) , Pfaff (D) , Quinn (R) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Tomczyk (R) , Wall (D) , Wanggaard (R) , Wimberger (R) , Wirch (D)

76 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Anderson (D) , Andraca (D) , Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Behnke (R) , Billings (D) , Brown (D) , Callahan (R) , Carpenter and L. Johnson , Clancy (D) , Cruz (D) , DeSanto (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Doyle (D) , Duchow (R) , Emerson (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Franklin (R) , Goeben (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) , McGuire (D) , Melotik (R) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , Neubauer (D) , Neylon (R) , Novak (R) , Ortiz-Velez and Haywood , Palmeri (D) , Petersen (R) , Phelps (D) , Prado (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Rodriguez (R) , Roe (D) , Sheehan (D) , Sinicki (D) , Smith (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Snyder (R) , Spaude (D) , Steffen (R) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Summerfield (R) , Taylor (D) , Tenorio (D) , Tranel (R) , Tusler (R) , Udell (D) , Vining (D) , Wichgers (R) , Wittke (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 52

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

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 21, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 32–1 Apr 22, 2025 official source full page

Nay · 1

Assembly: CONCURRENCE

Passed 95–1 Feb 19, 2026 official source full page

Aye · 95

Nay · 1

Not voting · 3

Full history

  1. Feb 5, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators James, Felzkowski, Bradley, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Feyen, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Marklein, Pfaff, Quinn, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Tomczyk, Wall, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch; cosponsored 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 and Wittke

  2. Feb 5, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Feb 6, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Summerfield added as a cosponsor

  4. Feb 6, 2025 · Senate

    Senators Carpenter and L. Johnson added as coauthors

  5. Feb 12, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Feb 20, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 21, 2025 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Feb 21, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Mar 11, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Callahan added as a cosponsor

  10. Mar 12, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Moses added as a cosponsor

  11. Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

    Representative McGuire added as a cosponsor

  12. Mar 20, 2025 · Senate

    Representatives Ortiz-Velez and Haywood added as cosponsors

  13. Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  14. Apr 18, 2025 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  15. Apr 22, 2025 · Senate

    Senator Smith added as a coauthor

  16. Apr 22, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  17. Apr 22, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Apr 22, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  19. Apr 22, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 1

  20. Apr 22, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Apr 22, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  22. May 27, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  23. Sep 3, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Goeben added as a cosponsor

  24. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

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

  25. Nov 25, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Tranel added as a cosponsor

  26. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

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

  27. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative DeSanto added as a cosponsor

  28. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

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

  29. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

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

  30. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  31. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  32. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  33. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 95, Noes 1

  34. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  35. Feb 23, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  36. Feb 24, 2026 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  37. Mar 12, 2026 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-12-2026

  38. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-18-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 102

  39. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Published 3-19-2026