republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2021/sb-160.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: imposing requirements related to insurance data cybersecurity and granting rule-making authority. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: imposing requirements related to insurance data cybersecurity and granting rule-making authority. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 160"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 160 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Feyen", "Marklein", "Ringhand", "Testin"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-24T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-16T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0cc62df8-874d-440e-8ef7-02bea4c8743f"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb160"
source_hash: "11bb0cf269e2267eff68e154a20b1ebdc2525b8f6cce6f86ba3445685711ed87"
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 160 (2021) — Relating to: imposing requirements related to insurance data cybersecurity and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/SB160)
2. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2021/REG/SB160-SSA1-SA1)
3. **Senate Amendment 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2021/REG/SB160-SSA1-SA2)
4. **Senate Substitute Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2021/REG/SB160-SSA1)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Feyen — primary (person)
- Marklein — primary (person)
- Ringhand — primary (person)
- Testin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-24T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators Testin, Ringhand, Feyen and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Petersen, Ramthun, Brooks, Steffen, Dittrich, Tusler, Doyle, Spiros, Murphy, Petryk, Knodl, Rozar, Vorpagel, Armstrong, Kuglitsch, Tranel, Snyder and Moses `introduction`
- **2021-02-24T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Testin
- **2021-03-29T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Testin
- **2021-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2021-04-30T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Testin
- **2021-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2021-05-13T05:00:00+00:00** Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-13T05:00:00+00:00** Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-13T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-13T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2021-05-21T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Testin
- **2021-06-04T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-9-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2021-06-09T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-06-09T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-09T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-09T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-09T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-06-09T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-06-09T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-09T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-06-10T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate `receipt`
- **2021-06-15T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-22-2021 by Committee on Rules
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up `withdrawal`
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in `receipt`
- **2021-06-28T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled `enrolled`
- **2021-07-12T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 7-12-2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-16T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 7-15-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 73 `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-16T05:00:00+00:00** Published 7-16-2021 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0cc62df8-874d-440e-8ef7-02bea4c8743f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).