WisconsinMeasure would restrict public funding for health care for some people
The proposal would keep public agencies from paying for health care for people not lawfully present in the United States, unless federal law requires payment or the restriction would cost federal funds.
What it does
The proposal would bar state and local public funds, and federal funds passing through the state treasury, from paying for health care for people not lawfully present in the United States. The bar would not apply when federal law requires payment or to the extent it would cause a loss of federal funds.
Argument forPublic agencies could keep state and local money from paying for health care for people not lawfully present in the United States.
Argument againstPeople could lose publicly funded help paying for health care when federal law does not require payment and the restriction would not cause federal funds to be lost.
More detail
The proposal would bar public funds from paying for health care services for people not lawfully present in the United States. It covers state and local public funds, including money held by local governments and their agencies, as well as federal funds passing through the state treasury. The bar would not apply when federal law requires payment. The bar would apply only to the extent it would not cause a loss of federal funds.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 13Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82Latest
- May 12Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
- 2025
- Dec 5Report vetoed by the Governor Tony Evers on 12-5-2025Major
- Dec 4Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025To Governor
- Nov 19Report correctly enrolled on 11-19-2025Minor
- Nov 19Received from Senate concurred inMinor
- Nov 18Ordered immediately messaged
- Vote recorded CONCURRENCE. Result: pass.Upper
- Nov 18Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 21, Noes 12Passed Senate
- Nov 18Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Nov 18Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Nov 18Read a second timeMinor
- Nov 14Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 10Available for scheduling
- Vote recorded Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2. Result: pass.Upper
- Oct 10Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2Minor
- Oct 8Executive action taken
- Sep 18Public hearing held
- Sep 12Read first time and referred to committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal AffairsMinor
- Sep 11Received from AssemblyMinor
- Vote recorded PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 11Ordered immediately messaged
- Sep 11Read a third time and passed, Ayes 51, Noes 44, Paired 2Passed Assembly
- Sep 11Rules suspended
- Sep 11Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Sep 11Read a second timeMinor
- Sep 9Referred to calendar of 9-11-2025Minor
- Vote recorded Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 9Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3Minor
- Sep 9Executive action taken
- Sep 4Public hearing held
- Sep 3Representative Piwowarczyk added as a coauthor
- Jul 21Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Jun 25Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Jun 13Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Jun 10Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Jun 10Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Jun 6Read first time and referred to Committee on State AffairsMinor
- Jun 6Introduced by Representatives Dallman, Swearingen, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Callahan, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Maxey, Moses, Murphy, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Steffen, Tucker, VanderMeer, Vos, Wichgers and Sortwell; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Nass and TomczykIntroduced
Healthcare