Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
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
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- 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
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 pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Full history
- 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
- Jun 2, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families
- Jun 10, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jun 11, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jun 13, 2025 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 4, Noes 1
- Jun 13, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jun 16, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1