2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 173

An Act to repeal 632.865 (2) and 632.865 (5) (e); to renumber 632.865 (4); to amend 40.51 (8), 40.51 (8m), 66.0137 (4), 120.13 (2) (g), 185.983 (1) (intro.), 609.83, 632.861 (4) (a), 632.865 (1) (ae) and 632.865 (6) (c) 3.; to create 632.861 (1m), 632.861 (3g), 632.861 (3r), 632.861 (4) (e), 632.862, 632.865 (1) (ab) and (ac), 632.865 (1) (an), (aq) and (at), 632.865 (1) (bm), 632.865 (1) (cg) and (cr), 632.865 (2d), 632.865 (2h), 632.865 (2p), 632.865 (2t), 632.865 (4) (b), 632.865 (4m), 632.865 (5d), 632.865 (5h), 632.865 (5p), 632.865 (5t), 632.865 (6) (bm), 632.865 (6) (c) 3m., 632.865 (6g), 632.865 (6r) and 632.865 (8) of the statutes; Relating to: regulation of pharmacy benefit managers, fiduciary and disclosure requirements on pharmacy benefit managers, and application of prescription drug payments to health insurance cost-sharing requirements. (FE)

Status: A - Health, Aging and Long-Term Care

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
2/13/2026 Asm.Representative Bare added as a coauthor580

History

Date / House Action Journal
4/9/2025 Asm.Introduced by Representatives Novak, Tranel, Allen, Armstrong, Brooks, Callahan, Fitzgerald, B. Jacobson, Joers, Kirsch, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, McCarville, Miresse, Mursau, O'Connor, Sortwell, Tittl, Wichgers and Tucker;
cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski, Marklein, Cabral-Guevara, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Nass, Pfaff, Quinn, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wanggaard, Wimberger and James
93
4/9/2025 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care93
4/11/2025 Asm.Representative Rivera-Wagner added as a coauthor98
4/23/2025 Asm.Fiscal estimate received 
5/22/2025 Asm.Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor151
5/29/2025 Asm.Senator Smith added as a cosponsor162
6/5/2025 Asm.Representative Udell added as a coauthor165
6/11/2025 Asm.Representative Emerson added as a coauthor172
6/18/2025 Asm.Fiscal estimate received 
8/28/2025 Asm.Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor241
9/9/2025 Asm.Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor246
9/11/2025 Asm.Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor248
9/16/2025 Asm.Representative Donovan added as a coauthor260
10/3/2025 Asm.Representative Cruz added as a coauthor276
10/8/2025 Asm.Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor294
11/13/2025 Asm.Representative Andraca added as a coauthor354
2/10/2026 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Novak546
2/11/2026 Asm.Public hearing held 
2/11/2026 Asm.Representatives Stubbs and Hysell added as coauthors553
2/12/2026 Asm.Representative Franklin added as a coauthor556
2/13/2026 Asm.Representative Bare added as a coauthor580
 
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