Madison, WI – Today, during the Senate’s final regular floor period of the 2025-26 session, the Wisconsin State Senate voted to send 117 bills and resolutions to Governor Tony Evers’ desk. A majority were passed on party lines, but among those that passed with bipartisan support were Assembly Bills 130 and 131, which release $125 million to address PFAS water contamination, Assembly Bill 182, which ensures that rural communities are able to take advantage of the of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), Assembly Bill 194, which makes changes to three programs administered by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) to encourage new housing construction, and Assembly Bill 454, which creates a workforce home loan program to be administered by WHEDA for the purchase of a single-family home. 

“While there were a lot of bills on the calendar today that I do not agree with, I’m happy that we were able to have some bipartisan successes on our last day of session. Ultimately, I wish we had done more to address the cost of living – the number one concern I hear from my constituents,” said Senator Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D-Appleton). 

Senator Dassler-Alfheim and Senate Democrats offered a number of amendments throughout the day to address the rising cost of living, including caps on asthma medication and insulin and expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the Homestead Credit, and the Veterans and Surviving Spouses Property Tax Credit. All were voted down by Senate Republicans. 

Senator Dassler-Alfheim offered an amendment to Senate Bill 799 that would have capped the price of a month’s supply of prescription medication used to treat asthma at $25 and the cost of related medical supplies at $50. The amendment is identical to Senate Bill 251, which was introduced in May of 2025, referred to the Committee on Health, and never given a public hearing. The amendment was voted down by Senate Republicans. 

Senate Democrats offered two other amendments to Senate Bill 799: one identical to Senate Bill 901 that would have instituted a cost-sharing cap on insulin of $35 for a monthly supply, and another identical to Senate Bill 1032 that would have put in place a sales and use tax exemption for over-the-counter drugs. Both were voted down by Senate Republicans. 

“Caps on prescription medications like asthma inhalers and insulin save lives, and right now people right here in Wisconsin are being forced to choose between these medications and paying their rent. I’m disappointed that my Republican colleagues refuse to see the issue at hand here and declined to join us in our attempt to rectify it,” said Senator Dassler-Alfheim. 

Other amendments offered by Senate Democrats include expansions of the EITC, the Homestead Credit, and the Veterans and Surviving Spouses Property Tax Credit, and a ban on dynamic pricing that uses consumer data to determine the cost a consumer should pay for goods. All were voted down by Republicans.

“It’s been a long day full of bills that are ultimately not going to go far enough to address the rising costs that are currently crushing hardworking Wisconsinites. It’s frustrating that now we’re being told by Republicans to pack it up and go home. There is more work to be done,” concluded the Senator. 

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