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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 516: Relating to: school district employee participation in state group health insurance and making an appropriation. (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 516 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: school district employee participation in state group health insurance and making an appropriation. (FE). Primary sponsor: Jamie Wall (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Bob Wirch (Democratic). It lists 22 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 31

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jamie WallPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Melissa RatcliffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Dianne HesselbeinPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Sarah KeyeskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Chris LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Brad PfaffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Kelda RoysPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Bob WirchPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Deb AndracaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Margaret ArneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Mike BareCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Angelina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Karen DeSantoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Ben DeSmidtCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Steve DoyleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse94
Jodi EmersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Joan FitzgeraldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Russell GoodwinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Andrew HysellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Alex JoersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Tara JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Darrin MadisonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Lori PalmeriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Joe SheehanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Christine SinickiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Lee SnodgrassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Ryan SpaudeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse89
Angela StroudCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Angelito TenorioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Randy UdellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47

“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. Representative Vining added as a cosponsor
  3. Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
  4. Representative Neubauer added as a cosponsor
  5. Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
  6. Fiscal estimate received
  7. Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
  8. Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry
  9. Introduced by Senators Wall, Ratcliff, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Roys, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Hysell, DeSanto, Cruz, Doyle, Andraca, Arney, Bare, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Palmeri, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stroud, Tenorio and Udell

Sources

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