Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 12 R · 12 D cosponsors

AB 604 — Relating to: coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. (FE)

Last action — Published 4-9-2026

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

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced October 29, 2025. It awaits signature.

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

Prognosis

Likely to advance 90% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 35 sponsors

    1 primary, 34 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

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

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

An Act to create 49.45 (62) of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Published 4-9-2026

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 233

  3. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  4. Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026

  5. Received from Senate concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1

  8. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. Read a second time

  11. Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  12. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  13. Available for scheduling

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

  15. Received from Assembly

  16. Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Read a third time and passed

  18. Rules suspended

  19. Ordered to a third reading

  20. Representative Moore Omokunde added as a coauthor

  21. Read a second time

  22. Senator Larson added as a cosponsor

  23. Representative Phelps added as a coauthor

  24. Made a special order of business at 9:30 PM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 15

  25. Fiscal estimate received

  26. Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  27. Referred to committee on Rules

  28. Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  29. Executive action taken

  30. Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  31. Fiscal estimate received

  32. Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor

  33. Representative Andraca added as a coauthor

  34. Representatives Madison, Vining and Clancy added as coauthors

  35. Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  36. Public hearing held

  37. Representative Kirsch added as a coauthor

  38. Representative Melotik added as a coauthor

  39. Representative Brill added as a coauthor

  40. Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention

  41. Introduced 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; cosponsored by Senators James, Marklein, Keyeski, L. Johnson, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Wimberger and Spreitzer

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 34 co-sponsors · 97 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (34)

Not signed on (97)

97 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 32 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 17100
Democrat 12000
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 32100
% of votes cast 97%3%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Yea
DASSLER-ALFHEI — Yea
HABUSH SINYKIN — Yea
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Yea
Drake, Dora Democrat Yea
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Yea
Keyeski, Sarah Democrat Yea
Larson, Chris Democrat Yea
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Yea
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Yea
Roys, Kelda Democrat Yea
Smith, Jeff Democrat Yea
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Yea
Wall, Jamie Democrat Yea
Wirch, Robert Democrat Yea
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 Nay
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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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 604 do?
An Act to create 49.45 (62) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 604?
AB 604 is sponsored by Anderson, James, Marklein, Keyeski, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Moses, Clint (Republican), Stubbs, Shelia (Democrat), DeSmidt, Ben (Democrat), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Emerson, Jodi (Democrat), Hurd, Karen (Republican), Joers, Alex (Democrat), Kitchens, Joel (Republican), Kurtz, Tony (Republican), Mayadev, Renuka (Democrat), Novak, Todd (Republican), Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia (Democrat), Piwowarczyk, Jim (Republican), Sheehan, Joe (Democrat), Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Snyder, Patrick (Republican), Steffen, David (Republican), Stroud, Angela (Democrat), Tenorio, Angelito (Democrat), Tucker, Duke (Republican), Udell, Randy (Democrat), Wittke, Robert (Republican), Rodriguez, Jessie (Republican), Johnson, Tara (Democrat), Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Wimberger, and Spreitzer.
What is the current status of AB 604?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced October 29, 2025. It awaits signature.
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