Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 3 R cosponsors

SB 799 — Relating to: parental access to health records of minors.

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 Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced December 22, 2025. It awaits signature.

Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on April 06, 2026.

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to amend 51.30 (5) (b) 1., 51.30 (5) (bm) and 146.835; to create 252.15 (3m) (d) 1m. of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

41 added · 73 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Senate Bill 799 clarify and broaden the access that parents and guardians have to their minors' health and treatment records. Notably, the previous rule that allowed minors aged 14 and older to block parental access has been removed, meaning parents will have access to these records even if the minor objects. Additionally, parents will now also have access to their children's HIV test results without needing the minor’s consent. These changes aim to strengthen parental involvement in the health care decisions of their children, promoting better oversight and support for minors' health issues.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-5677/1 KMS:cdc SENATE BILL 799 December 22, 2025 - Introduced by Senators CABRAL-G UEVARA , ACQUE and QUINN , cosponsored by Representatives G OEBEN , B EHNKE , D ITTRICH, K REIBICH, M URPHY , NEDWESKI , IWOWARCZYK and W ICHGERS .
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on Health.
Senate Bill 799 Date of publication*:
A N A CT to amend 51.30 (5) (b) 1., 51.30 (5) (bm) and 146.835;
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to amend 51.30 (5) (b) 1., 51.30 (5) (bm), 62.50 (3) (am) and 146.835;
to create 252.15 (3m) (d) 1m.
to create 146.83 (1d) and 252.15 (3m) (d) 1m.
parental access to health records of minors.
management policies of police and fire departments of first class cities and parental access to health records of minors.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Generally, under current law, the parent or guardian of a minor is entitled to access to the minor’s health records, with certain exceptions.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in sen- of an action by the parent or the parent’s failure to act ate and assembly, do enact as follows:
This bill makes various changes to parent and guardian access to minors’ health records.
may not have the rights of a parent or guardian under pars.
Under current law, the parent or guardian of a developmentally disabled minor is entitled to access to the minor’s court and mental health treatment records except if the minor is at least 14 years old and files a written objection.
(a) and (b) with respect to access to that child’s SECTION 1.
The bill eliminates the exception.
Current law allows a minor who is at least 14 years old to consent to HIV testing without parental consent, and the parent or guardian generally would not be entitled to disclosure of the test results without informed consent of the minor.
The bill allows parents and guardians access to the records.
The bill leaves in place the current law provision that a parent who has been denied physical placement with a minor is not entitled to access the minor’s health care records.
The bill adds that a parent of a minor who has been found in need of protection or services because of the parent’s action or inaction is not entitled to access the minor’s health care records.
Consistent with existing federal regulations, the bill does not change access to - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5677/1 KMS:cdc SENATE BILL 799 SECTION 1 records relating to alcohol and other drug treatment a minor legally obtains without parental consent.
The bill also does not alter a health care provider’s authority under federal law to limit access to records in certain circumstances when there is suspected abuse or the provider believes the release of the information could endanger the minor.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
S ECTION 1.
court or treatment records.
The guardian of an individual who is adjudicated incompetent in this state shall have access to the individual’s court and treatment records at all times.
The guardian of an individual who S ECTION 3.
The parent, guardian, or person in the place of a parent of a developmentally disabled minor shall have access to the minor’s court and treatment records at all times except in the case of a minor aged 14 or older who files a written objection to such access with the custodian of the records.
62.50 (3) (am) of the statutes is is adjudicated incompetent in this state shall have access amended to read:
The parent, guardian, or person in the place of a parent of other minors shall have the same rights of access as provided to subject individuals under this section.
to the individual’s court and treatment records at all 62.50 (3) (am) The common council may suspend or modify any policy established under par.
S ECTION 2.
(a) only times.
51.30 (5) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
The parent, guardian, or person in the place of a parent of a developmentally disabled minor shall have upon a two-thirds unanimous vote of all of the members access to the minor’s court and treatment records at all of the common council.
51.30 (5) (bm) Parents denied physical placement who may not access a child’s court or treatment records.
times except in the case of a minor aged 14 or older who S ECTION 4.
A parent who has been denied periods of physical placement with a child under s.
146.83 (1d) of the statutes is created to files a written objection to such access with the custo- read:
767.41 (4) (b) or 767.451 (4) and the parent of a minor who has been adjudged to be in need of protection or services under s.
dian of the records.
48.13 because of an action by the parent or the parent’s failure to act may not have the rights of a parent or guardian under pars.
The parent, guardian, or person in 146.83 (1d) A health care provider shall grant the parent or guardian of a minor access, at any time, to any the place of a parent of other minors shall have the same rights of access as provided to subject individuals under electronic version of the minor’s patient health care this section.
(a) and (b) with respect to access to that child’s court or treatment records.
Access under this subdivision includes ac- records that is accessible via the Internet.
S ECTION 3.
cess, at any time, to any electronic version of a minor’s S ECTION 5.
146.835 of the statutes is amended to read:
146.835 of the statutes is amended to treatment records that is accessible via the Internet.
146.835 Parents denied physical placement rights who may not - 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-5677/1 KMS:cdc SENATE BILL 799 SECTION 3 access a child’s patient health care records.
read:
A parent who has been denied periods of physical placement under s.
SECTION 2.
767.41 (4) (b) or 767.451 (4) and the parent of a minor who has been adjudged to be in need of protection or services under s.
51.30 (5) (bm) of the statutes is 146.835 Parents denied physical placement amended to read:
48.13 because of an action by the parent or the parent’s failure to act may not have the rights of a parent or guardian under this chapter with respect to access to that child’s patient health care records under s.
rights who may not access a child’s patient health 51.30 (5) (bm) Parents denied physical placement care records.
A parent who has been denied periods of who may not access a child’s court or treatment records.
physical placement under s.
767.41 (4) (b) or 767.451 A parent who has been denied periods of physical place- (4) and the parent of a minor who has been adjudged to ment with a child under s.
767.41 (4) (b) or 767.451 (4) be in need of protection or services under s.
48.13 be- and the parent of a minor who has been adjudged to be cause of an action by the parent or the parent’s failure to in need of protection or services under s.
48.13 because act may not have the rights of a parent or guardian under 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.” Wisconsin Act - 2 - 2025 Senate Bill 799 this chapter with respect to access to that child’s patient 252.15 (3m) (d) 1m.
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Notwithstanding par.
(c), to a health care records under s.
S ECTION 4.
parent or legal custodian of a minor who is 14 years of SECTION 6.
of the statutes is created to read:
of the statutes is age or older, except for a parent described in s.
252.15 (3m) (d) 1m.
146.835.
Notwithstanding par.
created to read:
(c), to a parent or legal custodian of a minor who is 14 years of age or older, except for the parent of a minor who has been adjudged to be in need of protection or services under s.
48.13 because of an action by the parent or the parent’s failure to act.
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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 4-3-2026

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

  5. Report correctly enrolled

  6. Action ordered immediately messaged

  7. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in

  8. Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  9. Point of order that Senate Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken

  10. Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  11. Point of order that Senate Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken

  12. Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  13. Point of order that Senate Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken

  14. Senate Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Dassler-Alfheim, Carpenter, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch

  15. Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  16. Point of order that Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken

  17. Senate Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer and Wirch

  18. Senate Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch

  19. Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Pfaff, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch

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

  21. Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  22. Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 54, Noes 41

  24. Rules suspended

  25. Ordered to a third reading

  26. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  27. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Donovan

  28. Read a second time

  29. Made a special order of business at 11:30 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  30. Referred to committee on Rules

  31. Received from Senate

  32. Ordered immediately messaged

  33. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  34. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  35. Ordered to a third reading

  36. Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  37. Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  38. Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 3 was not germane well taken

  39. Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  40. Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 2 was not germane well taken

  41. Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  42. Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken

  43. Read a second time

  44. Senate Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Senators Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Wall and Wirch

  45. Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Smith, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Drake, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Wall and Wirch

  46. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Wall and Wirch

  47. Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  48. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cabral-Guevara

  49. Available for scheduling

  50. Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  51. Executive action taken

  52. Public hearing held

  53. Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor

  54. Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  55. Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Jacque and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Behnke, Dittrich, Kreibich, Murphy, Nedweski, Piwowarczyk and Wichgers

Sponsors

  • Goeben · Cosponsor
  • Behnke · Cosponsor
  • Dittrich · Cosponsor
  • Kreibich · Cosponsor
  • Murphy · Cosponsor
  • Nedweski · Cosponsor
  • Piwowarczyk · Cosponsor
  • Wichgers · Cosponsor
  • Romaine Quinn · Cosponsor
  • André Jacque · Cosponsor
  • Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Primary

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 52 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 18 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18000
Democrat 01200
Unaffiliated 0300
Total 181500
% of votes cast 55%45%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Nay
DASSLER-ALFHEI — Nay
HABUSH SINYKIN — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Keyeski, Sarah Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Wall, Jamie Democrat Nay
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 concurred in as amended

Passed 54 Yea · 41 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 53000
Democrat 04003
Unaffiliated 1101
Total 544104
% of votes cast 55%41%0%4%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Not Voting
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
Cruz, Angelina Democrat Nay
DeSanto, Karen Democrat Nay
DeSmidt, Ben Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Rivera-Wagner, Amaad Democrat Nay
Roe, Ann Democrat Nay
Sheehan, Joe Democrat Not Voting
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
Gundrum, Rick 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 Yea
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 Yea

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Read a third time and passed

Passed 18 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18000
Democrat 01200
Unaffiliated 0300
Total 181500
% of votes cast 55%45%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Nay
DASSLER-ALFHEI — Nay
HABUSH SINYKIN — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Keyeski, Sarah Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Wall, Jamie Democrat Nay
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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What does SB 799 do?
An Act to amend 51.30 (5) (b) 1., 51.30 (5) (bm) and 146.835; to create 252.15 (3m) (d) 1m. of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 799?
SB 799 is sponsored by Goeben, Behnke, Dittrich, Kreibich, Murphy, Nedweski, Piwowarczyk, Wichgers, Quinn, Romaine (Republican), Jacque, André (Republican), and Cabral-Guevara, Rachael (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 799?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced December 22, 2025. It awaits signature.
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