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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 311

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: prohibiting funding for health services for unlawfully present individuals. (FE)

Alien Medical service

  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 prohibits any funds of this state, any county, city, village, town, long-term care district, any subdivision of this state, or any subdivision or agency of any county, city, village, or town and any federal funds passing through the state treasury from being authorized for or paid to any person to subsidize, reimburse, or otherwise provide compensation for any health care services for an individual who is not lawfully present in the United States. The prohibitions described under the bill do not apply to the extent that a payment of funds described under the bill is required under federal law or to the extent that the application of the prohibitions described under the bill would result in the loss of any federal funds.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Nass (R) , Tomczyk (R) , Wanggaard (R)

24 cosponsors

Allen (R) , B. Jacobson (R) , Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Callahan (R) , Dallman (R) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Goeben (R) , Green (R) , Gundrum (R) , Maxey (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Nedweski (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Sortwell (R) , Steffen (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tucker (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Vos (R) , Wichgers (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 9

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 Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Oct 10, 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 4, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Dallman, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Callahan, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Maxey, Moses, Murphy, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Steffen, Swearingen, Tucker, VanderMeer, Vos, Wichgers and Sortwell

  2. Jun 4, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

  3. Jun 16, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jun 23, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Jun 25, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Jul 21, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Sep 18, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  9. Oct 8, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  10. Oct 10, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Oct 10, 2025 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  12. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1