Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 401: Relating to: coverage of maternity and newborn care under health insurance policies and plans and granting rule-making authority.
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- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
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Plain-language summary
SB 401 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on August 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: coverage of maternity and newborn care under health insurance policies and plans and granting rule-making authority. Primary sponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Jamie Wall (Democratic), Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Dora Drake (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Bob Wirch (Democratic). It lists 34 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 46
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelda Roys | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Jamie Wall | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 30 |
| Tim Carpenter | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 3 |
| Dora Drake | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 4 |
| Dianne Hesselbein | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 27 |
| Sarah Keyeski | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 14 |
| Melissa Ratcliff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Jodi Habush Sinykin | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 8 |
| LaTonya Johnson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 6 |
| Chris Larson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 7 |
| Mark Spreitzer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Bob Wirch | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 22 |
| Clint Anderson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 45 |
| Deb Andraca | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 23 |
| Mike Bare | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 80 |
| Brienne Brown | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 43 |
| Ryan Clancy | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 19 |
| Karen DeSanto | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 40 |
| Ben DeSmidt | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 65 |
| Jodi Emerson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 91 |
| Joan Fitzgerald | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 46 |
| Russell Goodwin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 12 |
| Kalan Haywood | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 16 |
| Francesca Hong | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 76 |
| Alex Joers | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 81 |
| Tara Johnson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 96 |
| Karen Kirsch | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 7 |
| Darrin Madison | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 10 |
| Maureen McCarville | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 42 |
| Vinnie Miresse | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 71 |
| Greta Neubauer | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 66 |
| Supreme Moore Omokunde | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 17 |
| Lori Palmeri | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 54 |
| Christian Phelps | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 93 |
| Priscilla Prado | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 9 |
| Ann Roe | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 44 |
| Joe Sheehan | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 26 |
| Christine Sinicki | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 20 |
| Lee Snodgrass | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 52 |
| Angela Stroud | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 73 |
| Shelia Stubbs | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 78 |
| Lisa Subeck | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 79 |
| Sequanna Taylor | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 11 |
| Angelito Tenorio | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 14 |
| Randy Udell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 47 |
| Robyn Vining | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 13 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Representative Mayadev added as a cosponsor
- Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Representative Arney added as a cosponsor
- Commissioner of Insurance report received pursuant to s.601.423(2), Wisconsin Statutes
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry
- Introduced by Senators Roys, Wall, Carpenter, Drake, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Larson, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Vining, Miresse, Anderson, Clancy, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Haywood, Joers, Roe, Snodgrass, Udell, Andraca, Bare, Brown, DeSanto, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Hong, Kirsch, Madison, McCarville, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Sheehan, Johnson, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Taylor, Tenorio and Subeck