2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 97

Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (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 67

Prime sponsors

Allen, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Duchow, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Franklin, Goodwin, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kaufert, Kirsch, Kitchens, Kreibich, Krug, Kurtz, Madison, Maxey, Mayadev, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, Palmeri, Petersen, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Rodriguez, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Spaude, Steffen, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Summerfield, Taylor, Tenorio, Tusler, Udell, Vining, Wichgers, Wittke

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 Organization, Assembly Regulatory Licensing Reform, Assembly Rules, Assembly State Affairs (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 16

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Laid on the table
February 18, 2026	Assembly	Made a special order of business at 11:03 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
February 18, 2026	Assembly	Withdrawn from committee on State Affairs and referred to committee on Rules
February 12, 2026	Assembly	Withdrawn from committee on Assembly Organization and referred to committee on State Affairs pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)
November 25, 2025	Assembly	Representative Tranel added as a coauthor
November 19, 2025	Assembly	Withdrawn from committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform and referred to committee on Assembly Organization pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)
September 3, 2025	Assembly	Representative Goeben added as a coauthor
April 7, 2025	Assembly	Fiscal estimate received
March 21, 2025	Assembly	Senator L. Johnson added as a cosponsor
March 20, 2025	Assembly	Representatives Ortiz-Velez, DeSanto and Haywood added as coauthors
March 19, 2025	Assembly	Representative McGuire added as a coauthor
March 12, 2025	Assembly	Representatives Moses and Brooks added as coauthors
March 11, 2025	Assembly	Representative Callahan added as a coauthor
February 28, 2025	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform
February 28, 2025	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Snyder, Rodriguez, Allen, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Duchow, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Franklin, Goodwin, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kaufert, Kirsch, Kitchens, Kreibich, Krug, Kurtz, Madison, Maxey, Mayadev, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, Palmeri, Petersen, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Steffen, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio, Tusler, Udell, Vining, Wichgers, Wittke and Summerfield; cosponsored by Senators James, Felzkowski, Bradley, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Feyen, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Marklein, Pfaff, Quinn, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Tomczyk, Wall, Wanggaard, Wimberger, Wirch and Carpenter

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.