2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 401

Relating to: coverage of maternity and newborn care under health insurance policies and plans and granting rule-making authority.

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 12

Prime sponsors

Carpenter, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, L. Johnson, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall, Wirch

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: Senate Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 7

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 19, 2026	Senate	Representative Mayadev added as a cosponsor
January 9, 2026	Senate	Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
September 9, 2025	Senate	Representative Arney added as a cosponsor
September 3, 2025	Senate	Commissioner of Insurance report received pursuant to s.601.423(2), Wisconsin Statutes
August 25, 2025	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry
August 25, 2025	Senate	Introduced by Senators Roys, Wall, Carpenter, Drake, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Larson, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Vining, Miresse, Anderson, Clancy, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Haywood, Joers, Roe, Snodgrass, Udell, Andraca, Bare, Brown, DeSanto, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Hong, Kirsch, Madison, McCarville, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Sheehan, Johnson, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Taylor, Tenorio and Subeck

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.