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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Senate Bill 593

Various changes to insurance laws

Topics: Insurance: Commissioner, Office of, Insurance: Health

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 27, 2026. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 30, 2025

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Nov 18, 2025

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jan 22, 2026

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2025 Wisconsin Act 122

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 27, 2026: “Published 3-28-2026”

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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 623. That version died when the session ended.

What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill modifies various insurance statutes that are generally administered by the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.

First, under current law, OCI administers the Wisconsin Healthcare Stability Plan pursuant to state law and a waiver from the federal government. The federal waiver was approved in 2018 and, since being renewed in 2022, is set to expire on December 31, 2028. Current law provides that, before December 31, 2023, OCI may request the waiver’s renewal so long as legislation contrary to such a request is not enacted and may not request any other change to the waiver unless directed by the legislature. The bill deletes the deadline of December 31, 2023.

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Second, current law defines “navigator” to mean a natural person or entity that engages in certain activities aimed at helping people understand their options when purchasing health insurance through the federal exchange website. Current law requires that natural persons be licensed, and entities be registered, to act as navigators. Current law frequently uses the terms “individual navigator” when referring to a natural person and “navigator entity” when referring to an entity, with neither term defined in statute. Also under current law, applicants for a navigator license must submit to state and federal background checks. To clarify that the background check requirement applies only to applicants who are natural persons, the bill defines “individual navigator” to refer to natural persons and “navigator entity” to refer to entities, and substitutes these terms for the generic term “navigator.” The bill amends various statutes to consistently use this terminology, without changing their substance.

Who's behind it

Romaine Quinn, a Republican, is its ⁠.

5 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 6 names

Author (1)

Signed on in support (5)

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Senate Committee on Insurance vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Nov 11, 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 Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 27, 2026

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 27, 2026

    The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 122.

  3. Mar 26, 2026

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Jan 22, 2026

    The Assembly passed it too.

  5. Jan 16, 2026

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Dec 4, 2025 to Dec 15, 2025

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  7. Nov 19, 2025

    The Assembly received it.

  8. Nov 18, 2025

    The Senate passed it.

  9. Nov 11, 2025

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  10. Nov 5, 2025

    The committee held a public hearing.

  11. Oct 31, 2025

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  12. Oct 30, 2025

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry.

  13. Oct 30, 2025

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Oct 30, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Callahan and Dittrich, by request of Office of the Commissioner of Insurance

  2. Oct 30, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry

  3. Oct 31, 2025 · Senate

    Senator Wall added as a coauthor

  4. Nov 5, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Nov 11, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Nov 11, 2025 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Nov 11, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Nov 14, 2025 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  10. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  12. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Nov 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  15. Dec 4, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Udell added as a cosponsor

  16. Dec 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor

  17. Jan 16, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  18. Jan 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-22-2026 by Committee on Rules

  19. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  20. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  21. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  23. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  24. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Jan 22, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  26. Jan 28, 2026 · Senate

    LRB correction

  27. Jan 28, 2026 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  28. Mar 26, 2026 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026

  29. Mar 27, 2026 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 122

  30. Mar 27, 2026 · Senate

    Published 3-28-2026

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act. 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

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

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary