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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 492: Relating to: coverage of nonopioid drug alternatives for the treatment and management of pain.

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 492 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: coverage of nonopioid drug alternatives for the treatment and management of pain. Primary sponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic). It lists 11 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 2 · Republican 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jesse JamesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Kristin Dassler-AlfheimPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Sarah KeyeskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Dave ArmstrongCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Cindi DuchowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Rick GundrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Clint MosesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Chuck WichgersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84

“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. Available for scheduling
  3. Report passage by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 2, Noes 3
  4. Executive action taken
  5. Senator Keyeski withdrawn as a coauthor
  6. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James
  7. Public hearing held
  8. Commissioner of Insurance report received pursuant to s.601.423(2), Wisconsin Statutes
  9. Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families
  10. Introduced by Senators James, Dassler-Alfheim and Keyeski; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Armstrong, Behnke, Duchow, Gundrum, Knodl, Melotik, Mursau, O'Connor, Wichgers and Murphy

Sources

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