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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1086: Relating to: restoring private individual authority to bring a qui tam claim against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, actions by the attorney general against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1086 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on March 4, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: restoring private individual authority to bring a qui tam claim against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, actions by the attorney general against a person for making a false claim for medical assistance, and providing a penalty. (FE). Primary sponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeff SmithPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Melissa RatcliffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Kelda RoysPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Lori PalmeriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Lisa SubeckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
  3. Introduced by Senators Smith, Ratcliff and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck and Palmeri

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source