AB 308 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: prohibiting funding for health services for unlawfully present individuals. (FE)

AB 308 prohibits Wisconsin state and local government funds from being used to pay for health services for individuals without legal immigration status. The bill directly affects undocumented residents by blocking state/local funding for their healthcare. Key provisions ban state/local funds for such services (except where federal law requires payment or where applying the ban would cause loss of federal funds). The law does not restrict federal healthcare programs or funding. This is a policy change affecting state budget allocations, not a procedural measure.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Oct 2025
Assembly Passage
Sep 2025
Senate Passage
Nov 2025
Vetoed
Dec 2025
Introduced Jun 6, 2025 Vetoed Dec 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

Bill Text Text as Enrolled · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was finalized into law, adding a specific effective date and clarifying the exemption from state funding prohibitions. The changes ensure that the ban on funding for unlawfully present individuals does not apply if complying with the ban would cause the state to lose federal funds.
Scope change
The scope of the funding prohibition was clarified to explicitly include 'federal funds passing through the state treasury' in the list of restricted funds, and the exemption clause was split into two distinct subsections for clarity.
TIMELINE

Added a specific section stating the law takes effect on the day after its publication date.

FISCAL

Expanded the list of restricted funds to explicitly include 'federal funds passing through the state treasury' in the main prohibition text.

REQUIREMENT

Split the existing exemption clause into two separate subsections: one for payments required by federal law and another for cases where applying the ban would result in the loss of federal funds.

Floor votes · Senate Nov 18, 2025 · Assembly Sep 11, 2025

How they voted

2113
Passed
Total votes 34
Nov 18, 2025
D Democratic16
3 Yea 13 Nay
81% Nay
R Republican18
18 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Dec 5, 2025
Vetoed
Report vetoed by the Governor on 12-5-2025
lower
Nov 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 21, Noes 12
upper
Oct 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Sep 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 51, Noes 44, Paired 2
lower
Sep 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3
lower
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Dallman, Swearingen, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Callahan, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Maxey, Moses, Murphy, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Steffen, Tucker, VanderMeer, Vos, Wichgers and Sortwell; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Nass and Tomczyk
lower
24 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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