Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 12 D cosponsors

AB 1127 — Relating to: coverage of speech therapies as a treatment for stuttering under health insurance policies and plans and the Medical Assistance program and providing speech therapy to a child in need of protection or services. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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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 introduced in the Assembly. Introduced March 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

An Act to amend 48.02 (17m) and 49.46 (2) (b) 6. c.; to create 48.02 (17p), 609.73 and 632.895 (11m) of the statutes;

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The bill expands the definition of special treatment or care to include speech therapy for children and mandates coverage for speech therapies under health insurance and the Medical Assistance program.

  • 48.02 (17m)

    means professional services which that need to be provided to a child or his or her family to protect the well-being of the child, prevent placement of the child outside the home, or meet the special needs of the child. "Special treatment or care" also means professional services which that need to be provided to the expectant mother of an unborn child to protect the physical health of the unborn child and of the child when born from the harmful effects resulting from the habitual lack of self-control of the expectant mother in the use of alcohol, controlled substances, or controlled substance analogs, exhibited to a severe degree. This term includes, but is not limited to, medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment, speech therapy, alcohol or other drug abuse treatment, or other services which that the court finds to be necessary and appropriate. → means professional services which that need to be provided to a child or his or her family to protect the well-being of the child, prevent placement of the child outside the home, or meet the special needs of the child. This term includes, but is not limited to, medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment, speech therapy, alcohol or other drug abuse treatment, or other services which that the court finds to be necessary and appropriate.

    The definition of special treatment or care is expanded to affirmatively include speech therapies.

  • 48.02 (17p)

    "Speech therapy" includes all habilitative and rehabilitative speech therapy services for which coverage is required under s. 632.895 (11m).

    Creates a new definition for speech therapy, ensuring it encompasses all required therapy services.

  • 49.46 (2) (b) 6. c.

    Speech, hearing, and language disorder services, including all habilitative and rehabilitative speech therapy services for which coverage is required under s. 632.895 (11m).

    Mandates the inclusion of speech therapy services in Medical Assistance for children.

  • 632.895 (11m)

    COVERAGE OF SPEECH THERAPIES. (a) In this subsection: "Habilitative services" means health care services that help a person keep, learn, or improve skills and functioning for daily living. "Habilitative speech therapy" means speech therapy that helps a person keep, learn, or improve skills and functioning for daily living. "Rehabilitative services" means health care services that help a person restore or improve skills and functioning for daily living that have been lost or impaired. "Rehabilitative speech therapy" means speech therapy that helps a person restore or improve skills and functioning for daily living that have been lost or impaired. "Telehealth" means a practice of health care delivery, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, or transfer of medically relevant data by means of audio, video, or data communications that are used either during a patient visit or a consultation or are used to transfer medically relevant data about a patient.

    Establishes definitions and outlines the requirements for coverage of habilitative and rehabilitative speech therapies in health insurance and self-insured health plans.

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  3. Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance

  4. Introduced by Representatives Anderson, Andraca, Bare, Clancy, Joers, Miresse, Palmeri, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stubbs and Taylor; cosponsored by Senators L. Johnson, Larson, Ratcliff and Wirch

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1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1127 do?
An Act to amend 48.02 (17m) and 49.46 (2) (b) 6. c.; to create 48.02 (17p), 609.73 and 632.895 (11m) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 1127?
AB 1127 is sponsored by Larson, Ratcliff, Wirch, Anderson, Clinton (Democrat), Andraca, Deb (Democrat), Bare, Mike (Democrat), Clancy, Ryan (Democrat), Joers, Alex (Democrat), Miresse, Vincent (Democrat), Palmeri, Lori (Democrat), Sheehan, Joe (Democrat), Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Stubbs, Shelia (Democrat), Taylor, Sequanna (Democrat), and Johnson, Tara (Democrat).
What is the current status of AB 1127?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced March 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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