2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
LRBb0601/1
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SENATE AMENDMENT 16,
TO SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2,
TO SENATE BILL 45
July 2, 2025 - Offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall.
SB45-SSA2-SA16,1,7440.03 (6) (a) 1. Except as provided in par. (m), shall Shall, on behalf of the 5state, enter into a contract or contracts with one or more insurers authorized to 6transact insurance business in this state for the purpose of providing the group 7insurance plans provided for by this chapter; or SB45-SSA2-SA16,28Section 2. 40.03 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA16,2,3940.03 (6) (a) 2. Except as provided in par. (m), may May, wholly or partially in 10lieu of subd. 1., on behalf of the state, provide any group insurance plan on a self-11insured basis in which case the group insurance board shall approve a written
1description setting forth the terms and conditions of the plan, and may contract 2directly with providers of hospital, medical or ancillary services to provide insured 3employees with the benefits provided under this chapter. SB45-SSA2-SA16,2,11540.03 (6) (b) Except as provided in par. (m), may May provide other group 6insurance plans for employees and their dependents and for annuitants and their 7dependents in addition to the group insurance plans specifically provided under 8this chapter. The terms of the group insurance under this paragraph shall be 9determined by contract, and shall provide that the employer is not liable for any 10obligations accruing from the operation of any group insurance plan under this 11paragraph except as agreed to by the employer. SB45-SSA2-SA16,2,171440.51 (9m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the state under sub. (6) 15and every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance board under 16sub. (7) shall, if the health care coverage plan provides maternity coverage, provide 17coverage for abortion and any other medical services necessary to provide abortion. SB45-SSA2-SA16,820Section 8. 48.375 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA16,3,62148.375 (4) (a) 1. The person or the person’s agent has, either directly or 22through a referring physician or his or her agent, received and made part of the 23minor’s medical record, under the requirements of s. 253.10, the voluntary and 24informed written consent of the minor and the voluntary and informed written
1consent of one of her parents; or of the minor’s guardian or legal custodian, if one 2has been appointed; or of an adult family member of the minor; or of one of the 3minor’s foster parents, if the minor has been placed in a foster home and the 4minor’s parent has signed a waiver granting the department, a county department, 5or the foster parent the authority to consent to medical services or treatment on 6behalf of the minor. SB45-SSA2-SA16,3,13869.186 (1) (hf) The probable postfertilization age of the unborn child, as 9defined in s. 253.107 (1) (c), and whether an ultrasound was used to assist in 10making the determination of postfertilization age of the unborn child, gestational 11age of the pregnancy or, if the probable postfertilization age of the unborn child 12gestational age of the pregnancy was not determined, the nature of the medical 13emergency, as defined in s. 253.10 (2) (d) 253.107 (1) (b). SB45-SSA2-SA16,3,171569.186 (1) (k) If the unborn child is considered to be capable of experiencing 16pain under s. 253.107 (3) (a), the nature of the medical emergency, as defined in s. 17253.10 (2) (d) 253.107 (1) (b), that the pregnant woman had. SB45-SSA2-SA16,3,2319253.094 Right to abortion. (1) Every individual has the fundamental right 20to bodily autonomy, which includes the right to access abortion. The state may not 21prohibit an individual from obtaining an abortion at any time during the pregnancy 22if an abortion is necessary in the professional judgment of the individual’s medical 23provider. SB45-SSA2-SA16,4,424(2) (a) Except as provided in sub. (1), a law or rule of this state that restricts
1an individual’s access to abortion is unenforceable if the law or rule does not confer 2any legitimate health benefit, such as by expanding an individual’s access to health 3care services or by, according to evidence-based research, increasing the 4individual’s safety. SB45-SSA2-SA16,4,95(b) Any person that is or may be aggrieved by the enforcement of a law or rule 6passed or promulgated after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts 7date], that violates this subsection may bring an action in state or federal court for 8injunctive relief or damages against a state or local official who enforces or attempts 9to enforce such a law or rule. SB45-SSA2-SA16,1311Section 13. 253.10 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: SB45-SSA2-SA16,4,1412253.10 Requirements for providers of abortion care. (1) All 13requirements applicable to health care providers are applicable to providers of 14abortion care. SB45-SSA2-SA16,4,1917253.107 (1) (b) “Medical emergency” has the meaning given in s. 253.10 (2) (d) 18means a condition, in a physician’s reasonable medical judgment, that makes an 19abortion necessary. SB45-SSA2-SA16,5,1622448.02 (3) (a) The board shall investigate allegations of unprofessional 23conduct and negligence in treatment by persons holding a license or certificate 24granted by the board. An allegation that a physician has violated s. 253.10 (3),
1448.30 or 450.13 (2) or has failed to mail or present a medical certification required 2under s. 69.18 (2) within 21 days after the pronouncement of death of the person 3who is the subject of the required certificate or that a physician has failed at least 6 4times within a 6-month period to mail or present a medical certificate required 5under s. 69.18 (2) within 6 days after the pronouncement of death of the person who 6is the subject of the required certificate is an allegation of unprofessional conduct. 7Information contained in reports filed with the board under s. 49.45 (2) (a) 12r., 850.36 (3) (b), 609.17 or 632.715, or under 42 CFR 1001.2005, shall be investigated 9by the board. Information contained in a report filed with the board under s. 10655.045 (1), as created by 1985 Wisconsin Act 29, which is not a finding of 11negligence or in a report filed with the board under s. 50.36 (3) (c) may, within the 12discretion of the board, be used as the basis of an investigation of a person named in 13the report. The board may require a person holding a license or certificate to 14undergo and may consider the results of one or more physical, mental or 15professional competency examinations if the board believes that the results of any 16such examinations may be useful to the board in conducting its investigation. SB45-SSA2-SA16,6,1420448.02 (3) (a) The board shall investigate allegations of unprofessional 21conduct and negligence in treatment by persons holding a license or certificate 22granted by the board. An allegation that a physician has violated s. 448.30 or 23450.13 (2) or has failed to present a medical certification required under s. 69.18 (2) 24within 21 days after the pronouncement of death of the person who is the subject of
1the required certificate or that a physician has failed at least 6 times within a 6-2month period to present a medical certificate required under s. 69.18 (2) within 6 3days after the pronouncement of death of the person who is the subject of the 4required certificate is an allegation of unprofessional conduct. Information 5contained in reports filed with the board under s. 49.45 (2) (a) 12r., 50.36 (3) (b), 6609.17, or 632.715, or under 42 CFR 1001.2005, shall be investigated by the board. 7Information contained in a report filed with the board under s. 655.045 (1), as 8created by 1985 Wisconsin Act 29, which is not a finding of negligence or in a report 9filed with the board under s. 50.36 (3) (c) may, within the discretion of the board, be 10used as the basis of an investigation of a person named in the report. The board 11may require a person holding a license or certificate to undergo and may consider 12the results of one or more physical, mental or professional competency 13examinations if the board believes that the results of any such examinations may be 14useful to the board in conducting its investigation. SB45-SSA2-SA16,6,2018939.75 (2) (b) 1. An act committed during an induced abortion. This 19subdivision does not limit the applicability of ss. 940.04, 940.13, 940.15 and 940.16 20to an induced abortion. SB45-SSA2-SA16,2423Section 24. 968.26 (1b) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA16,7,624968.26 (1b) (a) 2. a. Section 940.04, 940.11, 940.19 (2), (4), (5), or (6), 940.195
1(2), (4), (5), or (6), 940.198 (2) (b) or (c) or (3), 940.20, 940.201, 940.203, 940.204, 2940.205, 940.207, 940.208, 940.22 (2), 940.225 (3), 940.29, 940.302 (2) (c), 940.32, 3941.32, 941.38 (2), 942.09 (2), 943.10, 943.205, 943.32 (1), 946.43, 946.44, 946.47, 4946.48, 948.02 (3), 948.03 (2) (b) or (c), (3), or (4), 948.04, 948.055, 948.095, 948.10 5(1) (a), 948.11, 948.13 (2) (a), 948.14, 948.20, 948.23 (1), (2), or (3) (c) 2. or 3., or 6948.30 (1). SB45-SSA2-SA16,7,108(1) Reference changes. Wherever a reference to s. 253.10 (2) (a) appears in 9the statutes, the legislative reference bureau shall substitute a reference to s. 69.01 10(13m), as it defines the term “induced abortion.” SB45-SSA2-SA16,7,1212(1) Abortion coverage. SB45-SSA2-SA16,7,1513(a) For policies and plans containing provisions inconsistent with s. 40.51 14(9m), s. 40.51 (9m) first applies to policy or plan years beginning on the effective 15date of this subsection, except as provided in par. (b). SB45-SSA2-SA16,7,2016(b) For policies and plans that are affected by a collective bargaining 17agreement containing provisions inconsistent with s. 40.51 (9m), s. 40.51 (9m) first 18applies to policy or plan years beginning on the effective date of this subsection or 19on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement is newly established, 20extended, modified, or renewed, whichever is later. SB45-SSA2-SA16,7,2322(1) Medical examining board authority. The repeal and recreation of s. 23448.02 (3) (a) takes effect on March 1, 2026.”.
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