Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 10 D cosponsors

AB 1218 — Relating to: preventing surprise bills for emergency medical services and other items and services under health insurance policies and plans. (FE)

Last action — Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor

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

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced March 19, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

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Summary

An Act to create 609.04 and 609.24 (5) of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor

  2. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  3. Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance

  4. Introduced by Representatives Prado, Brown, Clancy, Emerson, Goodwin, Madison, McCarville, Sinicki, Tenorio and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Roys, Larson, Ratcliff and Smith

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1218 do?
An Act to create 609.04 and 609.24 (5) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 1218?
AB 1218 is sponsored by Emerson, Jodi (Democrat), Goodwin, Russell (Democrat), Madison, Darrin (Democrat), McCarville, Maureen (Democrat), Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Tenorio, Angelito (Democrat), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Ratcliff, Prado, Priscilla (Democrat), Brown, Brienne (Democrat), Clancy, Ryan (Democrat), Roys, Smith, and Larson.
What is the current status of AB 1218?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced March 19, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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