2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Senate Bill 598

An Act to create 49.45 (62) of the statutes; Relating to: coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. (FE)

Status: S - Available for Scheduling

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
2/20/2026 Sen.Senator Larson added as a coauthor737
11/11/2025 Sen.Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0499

History

Date / House Action Journal
10/30/2025 Sen.Introduced by Senators James, Marklein, Keyeski, L. Johnson, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Wimberger and Spreitzer;
cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Stubbs, Anderson, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Emerson, Hurd, Joers, Kitchens, Kurtz, Mayadev, Novak, Ortiz-Velez, Piwowarczyk, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snyder, Steffen, Stroud, Tenorio, Tucker, Udell, Wittke and Rodriguez
477
10/30/2025 Sen.Read first time and referred to Committee on Health477
10/31/2025 Sen.Representative Melotik added as a cosponsor479
11/5/2025 Sen.Senators Carpenter and Wanggaard added as coauthors485
11/5/2025 Sen.Representatives Madison and Clancy added as cosponsors485
11/5/2025 Sen.Public hearing held 
11/11/2025 Sen.Executive action taken 
11/11/2025 Sen.Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0499
11/11/2025 Sen.Available for scheduling 
11/13/2025 Sen.Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor506
11/14/2025 Sen.Representatives Palmeri and Vining added as cosponsors512
11/24/2025 Sen.Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor538
2/9/2026 Sen.Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor678
2/12/2026 Sen.Fiscal estimate received 
2/19/2026 Sen.Representative Phelps added as a cosponsor735
2/20/2026 Sen.Representatives Miresse and Moore Omokunde added as cosponsors737
2/20/2026 Sen.Senator Larson added as a coauthor737
 
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