2021-2022 Wisconsin Legislative Session: the session of missed opportunities
NOTE: There are 132 members of our Wisconsin State Legislature: 99 Assembly Members and 33 Senate Members. In the 2021-2022 Legislature there were 82 (62%) total Republican members and 50 (38%) total Democratic members.
Here are the policies that our legislature failed to prioritize and pass:
AB 36 - Allows Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control Passed the Assembly, didn't receive a hearing in the Senate Voted in Favor: R: 64 (78%) D: 42 (82%)
AB 106 / SB 75- Repeals Wisconsin's 1849 Abortion Ban Bill was introduced but GOP majority never gave this bill any hearings Co-Sponsored: R: 0 (0%) D: 46 (92%)
AB 256 - Dispenses 12 Month Supply of Birth Control Prescription GOP Majority Never Gave This Bill Any Hearings Support: R: 3 (4%) D: 33 (66%)
AB 278 - Eliminates "Tipped" Minimum Wage & Increases Hourly Wages GOP Majority Never Gave This Bill Any Hearings Support: R: 0 (0%) D: 21 (42%)
AB 321 - Restricts Firearm Access to People With Domestic Violence & Abuse History GOP Majority Never Gave This Bill Any Hearings Support: R: 6 (7%) D: 19 (38%)
AB 416 - Ensures Coverage of Breast Cancer Screenings GOP Majority Never Gave This Bill Any Hearings Support: R: 14 (17%) D: 14 (28%)
AB 444- Expands BadgerCare Eligibility & Access to Affordable Coverage GOP Majority Never Gave This Bill Any Hearings Support: R: 0 (0%) D: 48 (96%)
AB 476 - Supports Breastfeeding Individuals at Work GOP Majority Never Gave This Bill Any Hearings Support: R: 6 (7%) D: 32 (64%)
AB 592 - Expanding Coverage for Postpartum Women for 12 Months After Birth GOP Majority Never Gave This Bill Any Hearings Support: R: 22 (27%) D: 22 (44%)
AB 680 - Eliminates "Pink Tax" or Sales Tax on Tampons and Diapers Received a Senate Committee Hearing but denied hearing in Assembly Committee Support: R: 5 (6%) D: 22 (44%)
AB 696- Requires Timely Dental Care for Pregnant BadgerCare Recipients GOP Majority Never Gave This Bill Any Hearings Support: R: 0 (0%) D: 35 (70%)
AB 697 - Reimburses for Maternal Mental Health Screenings GOP Majority Never Gave This Bill Any Hearings Support: R: 0 (0%) D: 36 (72%)
AB 699 - Makes Pregnancy a Qualifying Event for Health Insurance Enrollment GOP Majority Never Gave This Bill Any Hearings Co-Sponsored: R: 0 (0%) D: 36 (72%)
AB 700 - Removes Sales Tax on Breastfeeding Supplies & Equipment GOP Majority Never Gave This Bill Any Hearings Co-Sponsored: R: 1 (1%) D: 38 (76%)
AB 712 - Respect Act: Ensures Patients Receive Medically Accurate Information GOP Majority Never Gave This Bill Any Hearings Support: R: 0 (0%) D: 32 (64%)
AB 713 - Respect Act: Repeals Many of the Existing Abortion Restrictions in Wisconsin GOP Majority Never Gave This Bill Any Hearings Co-Sponsored: R: 0 (0%) D: 36 (72%)
AB 747- Ensures Coverage of Infertility Treatment & Fertility Preservation GOP Majority Never Gave This Bill Any Hearings Co-Sponsored: R: 0 (0%) D: 31 (62%)
AB 1098 - Establishes a Statewide Paid Family Medical Leave Program GOP Majority Never Gave This Bill Any Hearings Co-Sponsored: R: 0 (0%) D: 32 (64%)
AB 1150 - Prohibit the Shackling of Pregnant & Laboring Persons in Prison GOP Majority Never Gave This Bill Any Hearings Co-Sponsored: R: 0 (6%) D: 20 (40%)