republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2019/sb-26.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: step therapy protocols for prescription drug coverage and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority."
description: "Relating to: step therapy protocols for prescription drug coverage and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 26"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 26 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carpenter", "Cowles", "Darling", "Feyen", "Jacque", "Johnson", "LeMahieu", "Marklein", "Nass", "Olsen", "Ringhand", "Roth", "Testin", "Wanggaard", "Wirch"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-08T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ae25329-bcaf-4656-a9df-623905edf407"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb26"
source_hash: "5b466c40a55a3c102a3434311a9229b147ff7f2c1a3e483f4c5994f7ffe435bf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin SB 26 (2019) — Relating to: step therapy protocols for prescription drug coverage and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/SB26)
2. **Senate Substitute Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/SB26-SSA1)

## Votes

- Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carpenter — primary (person)
- Cowles — primary (person)
- Darling — primary (person)
- Feyen — primary (person)
- Jacque — primary (person)
- Johnson — primary (person)
- LeMahieu — primary (person)
- Marklein — primary (person)
- Nass — primary (person)
- Olsen — primary (person)
- Ringhand — primary (person)
- Roth — primary (person)
- Testin — primary (person)
- Wanggaard — primary (person)
- Wirch — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-08T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators Darling, Jacque, Roth, Johnson, Feyen, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Ringhand, Wanggaard, Testin, Cowles, LeMahieu, Carpenter and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Nygren, Oldenburg, Schraa, Kolste, Subeck, Rodriguez, Ballweg, Dittrich, Petersen, Horlacher, Vorpagel, Mursau, Kuglitsch, Spiros, Edming, Gundrum, Felzkowski, Kulp, Skowronski, Thiesfeldt, Brooks, Ramthun, Tittl, Swearingen, Novak, Jagler, VanderMeer, Zimmerman, Krug, Quinn, Rohrkaste, Duchow, Magnafici, Born, Kurtz, Brandtjen, Plumer, Summerfield, Loudenbeck, Ott and Knodl `introduction`
- **2019-02-08T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-07T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor
- **2019-03-26T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Darling `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-27T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Ohnstad added as a cosponsor
- **2019-04-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2019-04-17T05:00:00+00:00** Senator Bewley added as a coauthor
- **2019-05-07T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-05-07T05:00:00+00:00** Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-07T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-07T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2019-06-03T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2019-06-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-06-05T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-05T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-06-05T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-06-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2019-06-05T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-06-05T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate
- **2019-06-10T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-13T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-18-2019 by Committee on Rules
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in
- **2019-06-25T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled
- **2019-07-09T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 7-9-2019 `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-10T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 7-9-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 12 `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-10T05:00:00+00:00** Published 7-10-2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ae25329-bcaf-4656-a9df-623905edf407`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).