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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 306

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Relating to: provision of virtual mental health services for students at certain UW System institutions. (FE)

Mental health Mental health — Hospitals and institutes University of wisconsin — Regents University of wisconsin — Student life

  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 requires the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System to contract with a vendor for the provision of virtual mental health services for students enrolled in UW System institutions that have not more than 30,000 full-time enrolled undergraduate students, as such enrollment was counted on the preceding April 1.

The bill also sets certain requirements for the vendor of the virtual mental health services, including that the vendor’s services be designed to complement existing institution-based mental health offerings and expand students’ access to mental health support services beyond traditional business hours. Additionally, the bill requires the vendor chosen by the board to annually report to the board and the legislature regarding the vendor’s provision of virtual mental health services, including certain statistics regarding students’ use of the vendor’s virtual mental health services.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: James (R)

13 cosponsors

Brill (R) , Dittrich (R) , Gundrum (R) , Kaufert (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kreibich (R) , Melotik (R) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Snyder (R) , Tittl (R) , Tranel (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 5

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 Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 Jun 13, 2025 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. Jun 2, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator James; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Tranel, Mursau, Gundrum, Kaufert, Kitchens, Kreibich, Dittrich, Snyder, Tittl, Melotik, Brill and Moses

  2. Jun 2, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

  3. Jun 10, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 11, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Jun 13, 2025 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  6. Jun 13, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Jun 16, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1