Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 24 R cosponsors

AB 308 — Relating to: prohibiting funding for health services for unlawfully present individuals. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced June 06, 2025. It awaits signature.

Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on December 05, 2025.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 27 sponsors

    1 primary, 26 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (24 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to create 20.926 of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

19 added · 44 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Assembly Bill 308 prohibits any state or local funds from being used to pay for health services for individuals who are unlawfully present in the United States. It includes specific exceptions that allow for funding if required by federal law or to avoid losing federal funds. This change matters because it could significantly impact health care access for certain individuals while also influencing the state’s compliance with federal funding requirements.

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CORRECTED COPY - 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-3009/1 JPC:cdc ASSEMBLY BILL 308 June 6, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives D ALLMAN , SWEARINGEN , ALLEN , BEHNKE , BRILL, ALLAHAN , DITTRICH, ONOVAN , OEBEN , GREEN , UNDRUM , B.
Date of enactment:
JACOBSON , MAXEY, M OSES, MURPHY , NEDWESKI , O'ONNOR , PENTERMAN , STEFFEN , UCKER , ANDER M EER, VOS, WICHGERS and SORTWELL , cosponsored by Senators WANGGAARD , NASSand T OMCZYK .
Assembly Bill 308 Date of publication*:
Referred to Committee on State Affairs.
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to create 20.926 of the statutes;relating to:
A N A CT to create 20.926 of the statutes;
relating to:
Analysis by the 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.
town and no federal funds passing through the state trea- The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in sen- ate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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.
sury shall be authorized for or paid to any person to sub- SECTION 1.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
20.926 Prohibitions on funding for health services for unlawfully - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-3009/1 JPC:cdc ASSEMBLY BILL 308 SECTION 1 present individuals.
sidize, reimburse, or otherwise provide compensation 20.926 Prohibitions on funding for health ser- for any health care services for an individual who is not lawfully present in the United States.
(1) Except as provided in sub.
vices for unlawfully present individuals.
(2), no funds of this state or of any county, city, village, town, or long-term care district under s.
(1) Except (2) (a) Subsection (1) does not apply to the extent as provided in sub.
46.2895 or of any subdivision or agency of this state, including an authority created in ch.
(2), no funds of this state or of any that payment of funds described under sub.
233, or of any subdivision or agency of any county, city, village, or town and no federal funds passing through the state treasury shall be 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.
(1) is re- county, city, village, town, or long-term care district un- quired under federal law.
(2) (a) Subsection (1) does not apply to the extent that payment of funds described under sub.
der s.
(1) is required under federal law.
46.2895 or of any subdivision or agency of this (b) Subsection (1) shall apply only to the extent that state, including an authority created in ch.
(b) Subsection (1) shall apply only to the extent that the application of the restriction does not result in the loss of any federal funds.
233, or of any the application of the restriction does not result in the subdivision or agency of any county, city, village, or loss of any federal funds.
(END)
* Section 991.11, ISCONSINSTATUTES:
Effective date of acts.
“Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the gov- ernor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 12-5-2025

  4. Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 11-19-2025

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 21, Noes 12

  9. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

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

  13. Available for scheduling

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

  15. Executive action taken

  16. Public hearing held

  17. Read first time and referred to committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

  18. Received from Assembly

  19. Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 51, Noes 44, Paired 2

  21. Rules suspended

  22. Ordered to a third reading

  23. Read a second time

  24. Referred to calendar of 9-11-2025

  25. Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3

  26. Executive action taken

  27. Public hearing held

  28. Representative Piwowarczyk added as a coauthor

  29. Fiscal estimate received

  30. Fiscal estimate received

  31. Fiscal estimate received

  32. Fiscal estimate received

  33. Fiscal estimate received

  34. Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

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

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 26 co-sponsors · 105 not signed on · 51 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (26)

Not signed on (105)

105 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 concurred in

Passed 21 Yea · 12 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18000
Democrat 3900
Unaffiliated 0300
Total 211200
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
DASSLER-ALFHEI — Nay
JOHNSON — Nay
HABUSH SINYKIN — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Keyeski, Sarah Democrat Yea
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Yea
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Wall, Jamie Democrat Yea
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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Read a third time and passed

Passed 51 Yea · 44 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 50002
Democrat 04200
Unaffiliated 1200
Total 514402
% of votes cast 53%45%0%2%
How each member voted (97)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Nay
MOORE OMOKUNDE — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Arney, Margaret Democrat Nay
Bare, Mike Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Brown, Brienne Democrat Nay
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
DeSanto, Karen Democrat Nay
DeSmidt, Ben Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Fitzgerald, Joan Democrat Nay
Goodwin, Russell Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
Hysell, Andrew Democrat Nay
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Nay
Joers, Alex Democrat Nay
Kirsch, Karen Democrat Nay
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
Mayadev, Renuka Democrat Nay
McCarville, Maureen Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Miresse, Vincent Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Nay
Phelps, Christian Democrat Nay
Prado, Priscilla Democrat Nay
Rivera-Wagner, Amaad Democrat Nay
Roe, Ann Democrat Nay
Sheehan, Joe Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Spaude, Ryan Democrat Nay
Stroud, Angela Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Tenorio, Angelito Democrat Nay
Udell, Randy Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brill, Lindee Republican Yea
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 Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Jacobson, Brent Republican Yea
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 Yea
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 Not Voting
Piwowarczyk, Jim Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
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 Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 308 do?
An Act to create 20.926 of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 308?
AB 308 is sponsored by Wanggaard, Nass, Tomczyk, Dallman, Alex (Republican), Swearingen, Rob (Republican), Allen, Scott (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Brill, Lindee (Republican), Callahan, Calvin (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Donovan, Bob (Republican), Goeben, Joy (Republican), Green, Chanz (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Jacobson, Brent (Republican), Maxey, Dave (Republican), Moses, Clint (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), Nedweski, Amanda (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Penterman, William (Republican), Steffen, David (Republican), Tucker, Duke (Republican), VanderMeer, Nancy (Republican), Vos, Robin (Republican), Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), and Sortwell, Shae (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 308?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced June 06, 2025. It awaits signature.
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