republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2025/ab-604.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "AB 604"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 604 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "DeSmidt", "Dittrich", "Emerson", "Hurd", "Joers", "Kitchens", "Kurtz", "Mayadev", "Moses", "Novak", "Ortiz-Velez", "Piwowarczyk", "Rodriguez", "Sheehan", "Sinicki", "Snyder", "Steffen", "Stroud", "Stubbs", "Tenorio", "Tucker", "Udell", "Wittke"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-10-29T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-09T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2dd9a59-2c7e-4236-af34-b885606ea985"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab604"
source_hash: "3ffebffe670e6b6579cb8e6d9129a2233fc7339125019dc81c83d142ddff3dee"
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 AB 604 (2025) — Relating to: coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. (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/2025/REG/AB604)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, Ayes 10, Noes 0 — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCURRENCE — **32–1** (pass) · upper
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anderson — primary (person)
- DeSmidt — primary (person)
- Dittrich — primary (person)
- Emerson — primary (person)
- Hurd — primary (person)
- Joers — primary (person)
- Kitchens — primary (person)
- Kurtz — primary (person)
- Mayadev — primary (person)
- Moses — primary (person)
- Novak — primary (person)
- Ortiz-Velez — primary (person)
- Piwowarczyk — primary (person)
- Rodriguez — primary (person)
- Sheehan — primary (person)
- Sinicki — primary (person)
- Snyder — primary (person)
- Steffen — primary (person)
- Stroud — primary (person)
- Stubbs — primary (person)
- Tenorio — primary (person)
- Tucker — primary (person)
- Udell — primary (person)
- Wittke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-10-29T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Moses, Stubbs, Anderson, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Emerson, Hurd, Joers, Kitchens, Kurtz, Mayadev, Novak, Ortiz-Velez, Piwowarczyk, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snyder, Steffen, Stroud, Tenorio, Tucker, Udell, Wittke and Rodriguez; cosponsored by Senators James, Marklein, Keyeski, L. Johnson, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Wimberger and Spreitzer `introduction`
- **2025-10-29T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-10-30T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Brill added as a coauthor
- **2025-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Melotik added as a coauthor
- **2025-11-04T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Kirsch added as a coauthor
- **2025-11-04T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2025-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor
- **2025-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Representatives Madison, Vining and Clancy added as coauthors
- **2025-11-13T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Andraca added as a coauthor
- **2025-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
- **2025-11-18T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2025-11-21T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
- **2026-02-03T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2026-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, Ayes 10, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- **2026-02-16T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2026-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Made a special order of business at 9:30 PM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 15
- **2026-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Phelps added as a coauthor
- **2026-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senator Larson added as a cosponsor
- **2026-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Moore Omokunde added as a coauthor
- **2026-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2026-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2026-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2026-02-25T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2026-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- **2026-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2026-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2026-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2026-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2026-03-18T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2026-03-25T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026 `enrolled`
- **2026-04-02T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-09T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 233 `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-09T05:00:00+00:00** Published 4-9-2026 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2dd9a59-2c7e-4236-af34-b885606ea985`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).