Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly Bipartisan · 14 R · 12 D cosponsors

AB 43 — Relating to: permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced February 17, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · high confidence

  • Passed Assembly

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 29 sponsors

    1 primary, 28 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (14 R · 12 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to amend 450.095 (title) and 450.095 (3); to create 49.46 (2) (bg), 450.01 (16) (L), 450.095 (1) (ag) and (ar) and 450.095 (2m) of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Available for scheduling

  3. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  4. Received from Assembly

  5. Ordered immediately messaged

  6. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 87, Noes 10

  7. Rules suspended

  8. Ordered to a third reading

  9. Read a second time

  10. Representatives Emerson and Moore Omokunde added as coauthors

  11. Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 5-13-2025

  12. Representative Vining added as a coauthor

  13. Referred to committee on Rules

  14. Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 12, Noes 2

  15. Executive action taken

  16. Representative McCarville added as a coauthor

  17. Representative Andraca added as a coauthor

  18. Public hearing held

  19. Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  20. LRB correction

  21. Representative Udell added as a coauthor

  22. Fiscal estimate received

  23. Representative Wittke added as a coauthor

  24. Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  25. Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  26. Representative Joers added as a coauthor

  27. Representative Kaufert added as a coauthor

  28. Fiscal estimate received

  29. Representatives Madison and Clancy added as coauthors

  30. Representatives DeSmidt and Tusler added as coauthors

  31. Representative Fitzgerald added as a coauthor

  32. Senators Spreitzer and Habush Sinykin added as cosponsors

  33. Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care

  34. Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Rodriguez, Franklin, Duchow, Novak, Snyder, Zimmerman, August, Bare, Dittrich, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Krug, Miresse, Mursau, Nedweski, Neubauer, Phelps, Piwowarczyk, Sheehan, Spiros, Stroud, Subeck, Kirsch and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, James and Marklein

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 103 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (28)

Not signed on (103)

103 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Read a third time and passed

Passed 87 Yea · 10 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 421001
Democrat 42001
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 871002
% of votes cast 88%10%0%2%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Yea
MOORE OMOKUNDE — Yea
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Yea
Andraca, Deb Democrat Yea
Arney, Margaret Democrat Yea
Bare, Mike Democrat Yea
Billings, Jill Democrat Yea
Brown, Brienne Democrat Yea
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Yea
Cruz, Angelina Democrat Yea
DeSanto, Karen Democrat Yea
DeSmidt, Ben Democrat Yea
Doyle, Steve Democrat Yea
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Yea
Fitzgerald, Joan Democrat Yea
Goodwin, Russell Democrat Not Voting
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Yea
Hong, Francesca Democrat Yea
Hysell, Andrew Democrat Yea
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Yea
Joers, Alex Democrat Yea
Kirsch, Karen Democrat Yea
Madison, Darrin Democrat Yea
Mayadev, Renuka Democrat Yea
McCarville, Maureen Democrat Yea
McGuire, Tip Democrat Yea
Miresse, Vincent Democrat Yea
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Yea
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Yea
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Yea
Phelps, Christian Democrat Yea
Prado, Priscilla Democrat Yea
Rivera-Wagner, Amaad Democrat Yea
Roe, Ann Democrat Yea
Sheehan, Joe Democrat Yea
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Yea
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Yea
Spaude, Ryan Democrat Yea
Stroud, Angela Democrat Yea
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Yea
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Yea
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Yea
Tenorio, Angelito Democrat Yea
Udell, Randy Democrat Yea
Vining, Robyn Democrat Yea
Allen, Scott Republican Nay
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Nay
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brill, Lindee Republican Nay
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Franklin, Benjamin Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Nay
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Nay
Gustafson, Nate Republican Nay
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Jacobson, Brent Republican Not Voting
Kaufert, Dean Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Kreibich, Rob Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Nay
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Nay
Piwowarczyk, Jim Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Nay
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tucker, Duke Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Nay
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 43 do?
An Act to amend 450.095 (title) and 450.095 (3); to create 49.46 (2) (bg), 450.01 (16) (L), 450.095 (1) (ag) and (ar) and 450.095 (2m) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 43?
AB 43 is sponsored by Cabral-Guevara, James, Marklein, Kitchens, Joel (Republican), Rodriguez, Jessie (Republican), Franklin, Benjamin (Republican), Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Novak, Todd (Republican), Snyder, Patrick (Republican), Zimmerman, Shannon (Republican), August, Tyler (Republican), Bare, Mike (Democrat), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Hong, Francesca (Democrat), Hysell, Andrew (Democrat), Jacobson, Jenna (Democrat), Krug, Scott (Republican), Miresse, Vincent (Democrat), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Nedweski, Amanda (Republican), Neubauer, Greta (Democrat), Phelps, Christian (Democrat), Piwowarczyk, Jim (Republican), Sheehan, Joe (Democrat), Spiros, John (Republican), Stroud, Angela (Democrat), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Kirsch, Karen (Democrat), and Sinicki, Christine (Democrat).
What is the current status of AB 43?
This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced February 17, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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