Bill Number |
Summary |
Position |
Status |
Authors |
Issue |
Permitting pharmacists to prescribe, administer, and dispense certain contraceptives, granting rule-making authority. |
Support |
Passed out of Senate Health Committee |
Sen. Felzkowski & Rep. Kitchens |
Reproductive Health |
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Abortion Rights Preservation Act - modernizes Wisconsin’s archaic abortion law so that the state treats abortion care like all health care, with regulations that reflect current medical standards. |
Support |
Referred to Committees |
Sen. Roys & Rep. Subeck |
Reproductive Health |
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AB 330 / SB 309 |
Requiring coverage of the dispensing of an extended supply of contraceptives. |
Support |
Referred to Committees |
Rep. Shankland & Sen. Johnson |
Reproductive Health |
Requirements for children "born alive" following abortion or attempted abortion and providing a penalty. |
Oppose |
Passed by Senate & Assembly. Vetoed by Governor |
Rep. Steineke & Sen. Roth |
Reproductive Health |
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AB 693 / SB 630 |
Expands Medicaid eligibility to 133% FPL |
Support |
Referred to Committees |
Rep. Riemer & Sen. Erpenbach |
Economic Security |
AB 577 / SB 517 |
Red Flag law which would prohibit individuals convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence from possessing a firearm and possession of a firearm by people found not guilty due to mental disease or defect. Given the documented nexus between domestic abuse and gun homicides, this legislation is crucial to protect lives. |
Support |
Referred to Committees |
Rep. Hebl & Sen. Johson |
Violence Against Women |
AB 68 / SB 111 |
This bill limits the use of physical restraints on pregnant and postpartum people who are in the custody of a correctional facility. |
Support |
Public hearings |
Rep. Subeck & Sen. Taylor |
Maternal & Child Health |
Would help prevent teen dating violence in Wisconsin by encouraging the development model policies |
Support |
Referred to Committees |
Rep. Sargent & Sen. Petrowski |
Violence Against Women |
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Requires each school district, operator of an independent charter school, and governing body of a private school participating in a parental choice program to make available tampons and sanitary napkins at no charge in restroom facilities |
Support |
Referred to Committees |
Rep. Taylor & Sen. Taylor |
Reproductive Health |
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Marriage and Family Equality Act, which makes technical updates to Wisconsin law to account for marriage equality following Obergefell v. Hodges. The bill changes references to “husband and wife” to instead refer to “spouse” or “spouses” and therefore include both same-sex and different-sex married couples. |
Support |
Referred to Committees |
Rep. Spreitzer & Sen. Carpenter |
Other |
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Grants child victims of sex trafficking immunity from prosecution for prostitution charges. |
Support |
Passed out of Committees |
Rep. Billings & Sen. Darling |
Violence Against Women |
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Would restore Wisconsin’s 48-hour waiting period for handgun purchases. Wisconsin had a waiting period on the books until 2015, when the Wisconsin legislature eliminated the requirement that a federally licensed firearm dealer wait 48 hours to transfer a handgun. Research has shown that waiting periods can reduce gun homicides by 17% and gun suicides by 7-11%. |
Support |
Did not pass |
Rep. Taylor & Sen. Carpenter |
Violence Against Women |
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Requires the Department of Public Instruction to develop a child sexual abuse prevention policy and instructional program |
Support |
Referred to Committees |
Rep. Spiros & Sen. Petrowski |
Violence Against Women |
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Requires the Department of Public Instruction to develop model policies for preventing and responding to teen dating violence |
Support |
Referred to Committees |
Rep. Sargent & Sen. Petrowski |
Violence Against Women |
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This bill limits the use of physical restraints on pregnant and postpartum people who are in the custody of a correctional facility |
Support |
Hearing Held in Senate Committee |
Rep. Subeck & Sen. Taylor |
Maternal & Child Health |
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This bill requires that restroom facilities in public bathrooms owned, leased, or occupied by a state entity have tampons and sanitary napkins available at no cost. |
Support |
Referred to Committees |
Rep. Taylor & Sen. Taylor |
Reproductive Health |
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Bill requires hospitals to have a policy requiring written and verbal informed consent before a medical student may perform a pelvic exam on a patient who is under general anesthesia or otherwise unconscious. |
Support |
Did not pass |
Rep. Brandtjen & Sen. Jacque |
Health |
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The bill establishes a Wisconsin Family Medical Leave Insurance Act |
Support |
Did not pass |
Rep. Pope & Sen. Bewley |
Economic Security |
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