AB 1732025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill
AB 173
Relating to: regulation of pharmacy benefit managers, fiduciary and disclosure requirements on pharmacy benefit managers, and application of prescription drug payments to health insurance cost-sharing requirements. (FE)
In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
Sponsors 21
Status
In committee as of March 23, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.
Referred to: Assembly Health, Aging and Long-Term Care (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 0
No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.
Timeline 22
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2026 | Assembly | Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 |
| February 13, 2026 | Assembly | Representative Bare added as a coauthor |
| February 12, 2026 | Assembly | Representative Franklin added as a coauthor |
| February 11, 2026 | Assembly | Representatives Stubbs and Hysell added as coauthors |
| February 11, 2026 | Assembly | Public hearing held |
| February 10, 2026 | Assembly | Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Novak |
| November 13, 2025 | Assembly | Representative Andraca added as a coauthor |
| October 8, 2025 | Assembly | Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor |
| October 3, 2025 | Assembly | Representative Cruz added as a coauthor |
| September 16, 2025 | Assembly | Representative Donovan added as a coauthor |
| September 11, 2025 | Assembly | Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor |
| September 9, 2025 | Assembly | Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor |
| August 28, 2025 | Assembly | Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor |
| June 18, 2025 | Assembly | Fiscal estimate received |
| June 11, 2025 | Assembly | Representative Emerson added as a coauthor |
| June 5, 2025 | Assembly | Representative Udell added as a coauthor |
| May 29, 2025 | Assembly | Senator Smith added as a cosponsor |
| May 22, 2025 | Assembly | Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor |
| April 23, 2025 | Assembly | Fiscal estimate received |
| April 11, 2025 | Assembly | Representative Rivera-Wagner added as a coauthor |
| April 9, 2025 | Assembly | Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care |
| April 9, 2025 | Assembly | Introduced by Representatives Novak, Tranel, Allen, Armstrong, Brooks, Callahan, Fitzgerald, B. Jacobson, Joers, Kirsch, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, McCarville, Miresse, Mursau, O'Connor, Sortwell, Tittl, Wichgers and Tucker; cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski, Marklein, Cabral-Guevara, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Nass, Pfaff, Quinn, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wanggaard, Wimberger and James |
Data: Open States (bulk data, October 1, 2026 monthly extract, which has no roll-call tallies; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.