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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 598: Relating to: coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. (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 598 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. (FE). Primary sponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Howard Marklein (Republican), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Dora Drake (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Jeff Smith (Democratic), Eric Wimberger (Republican), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic). It lists 24 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 20 · Republican 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jesse JamesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Howard MarkleinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Sarah KeyeskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
LaTonya JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Kristin Dassler-AlfheimPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Dora DrakePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Melissa RatcliffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Kelda RoysPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Jeff SmithPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Eric WimbergerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Clint AndersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Ben DeSmidtCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Jodi EmersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Karen HurdCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Alex JoersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Joel KitchensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Tony KurtzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Renuka MayadevCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Clint MosesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Todd NovakCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Jim PiwowarczykCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Jessie RodriguezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse21
Joe SheehanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Christine SinickiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Pat SnyderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
David SteffenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Angela StroudCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Shelia StubbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Angelito TenorioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Duke TuckerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Randy UdellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Bob WittkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63

“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. Senator Larson added as a coauthor
  3. Representatives Miresse and Moore Omokunde added as cosponsors
  4. Representative Phelps added as a cosponsor
  5. Fiscal estimate received
  6. Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
  7. Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
  8. Representatives Palmeri and Vining added as cosponsors
  9. Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor
  10. Available for scheduling
  11. Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0
  12. Executive action taken

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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