SB799 • 2025

parental access to health records of minors

Children

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Senators Cabral-Guevara, Jacque and Quinn, cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Behnke, Dittrich, Kreibich, Murphy, Nedweski, Piwowarczyk and Wichgers
Last action: 2026-05-13
Official status: S - Veto sustained
Effective date: Not listed

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parental access to health records of minors

parental access to health records of minors Status: S - Veto sustained

What This Bill Does

parental access to health records of minors Status: S - Veto sustained

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Bill History

2026-05-13 Sen.
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
2026-05-12 Sen.
Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
2026-04-06 Sen.
Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026
2026-04-02 Sen.
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
2026-03-20 Sen.
Report correctly enrolled
2026-03-17 Sen.
Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Pfaff , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Habush Sinykin , Hesselbein , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Larson , Ratcliff , Roys , Smith , Spreitzer , Wall and Wirch
2026-03-17 Sen.
Senate Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Habush Sinykin , Hesselbein , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Roys , Spreitzer , Wall and Wirch
2026-03-17 Sen.
Senate Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Habush Sinykin , Hesselbein , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Roys , Spreitzer and Wirch
2026-03-17 Sen.
Point of order that Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
2026-03-17 Sen.
Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
2026-03-17 Sen.
Senate Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Dassler-Alfheim , Carpenter , Drake , Habush Sinykin , Hesselbein , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Roys , Smith , Spreitzer , Wall and Wirch
2026-03-17 Sen.
Point of order that Senate Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
2026-03-17 Sen.
Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
2026-03-17 Sen.
Point of order that Senate Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
2026-03-17 Sen.
Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
2026-03-17 Sen.
Point of order that Senate Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
2026-03-17 Sen.
Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
2026-03-17 Sen.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in
2026-03-17 Sen.
Action ordered immediately messaged
2026-03-16 Sen.
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-02-23 Sen.
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
2026-02-19 Asm.
Read a second time
2026-02-19 Asm.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Donovan
2026-02-19 Asm.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
2026-02-19 Asm.
Ordered to a third reading
2026-02-19 Asm.
Rules suspended
2026-02-19 Asm.
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 54, Noes 41
2026-02-19 Asm.
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-18 Sen.
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Roys , Wall and Wirch
2026-02-18 Sen.
Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Smith , Hesselbein , Spreitzer , Drake , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Roys , Wall and Wirch
2026-02-18 Sen.
Senate Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Senators Habush Sinykin , Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Roys , Wall and Wirch
2026-02-18 Sen.
Read a second time
2026-02-18 Sen.
Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
2026-02-18 Sen.
Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
2026-02-18 Sen.
Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 2 was not germane well taken
2026-02-18 Sen.
Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
2026-02-18 Sen.
Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 3 was not germane well taken
2026-02-18 Sen.
Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
2026-02-18 Sen.
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
2026-02-18 Sen.
Ordered to a third reading
2026-02-18 Sen.
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-02-18 Sen.
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15
2026-02-18 Sen.
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-18 Asm.
Received from Senate
2026-02-18 Asm.
Referred to committee on Rules
2026-02-18 Asm.
Made a special order of business at 11:30 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
2026-02-17 Sen.
Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-02-13 Sen.
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cabral-Guevara
2026-01-27 Sen.
Executive action taken
2026-01-27 Sen.
Report passage recommended by Committee on Health , Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-01-27 Sen.
Available for scheduling
2026-01-14 Sen.
Public hearing held
2025-12-22 Sen.
Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara , Jacque and Quinn ; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben , Behnke , Dittrich , Kreibich , Murphy , Nedweski , Piwowarczyk and Wichgers
2025-12-22 Sen.
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
2025-12-22 Sen.
Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor

Official Summary Text

parental access to health records of minors
Status: S - Veto sustained

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Wisconsin Legislature: SB799: Text as Enrolled

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2025 Senate Bill 799

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2025 WISCONSIN ACT
An Act

to amend
51.30 (5) (b) 1., 51.30 (5) (bm), 62.50 (3) (am) and 146.835;
to create
146.83 (1d) and 252.15 (3m) (d) 1m. of the statutes;
relating to:
management policies of police and fire departments of first class cities and parental access to health records of minors.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB799,1
Section

1
.
51.30 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
51.30
(5)
(b) 1. The guardian of an individual who is adjudicated incompetent in this state shall have access to the individual’s court and treatment records at all times. The parent, guardian
,
or person in the place of a parent of a developmentally disabled minor shall have access to the minor’s court and treatment records at all times
except in the case of a minor aged 14 or older who files a written objection to such access with the custodian of the records
. The parent, guardian
,
or person in the place of a parent of other minors shall have the same rights of access as provided to subject individuals under this section.
Access under this subdivision includes access, at any time, to any electronic version of a minor’s treatment records that is accessible via the Internet.
SB799,2
Section

2
.
51.30 (5) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
51.30
(5)
(bm)
Parents
denied physical placement

who may not access a child’s court or treatment records
.
A parent who has been denied periods of physical placement with a child under s. 767.41 (4) (b) or 767.451 (4)
and the parent of a minor who has been adjudged to be in need of protection or services under s. 48.13 because of an action by the parent or the parent’s failure to act
may not have the rights of a parent or guardian under pars. (a) and (b) with respect to access to that child’s court or treatment records.
SB799,3
Section

3
.
62.50 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
62.50
(3)
(am) The common council may suspend or modify any policy established under par. (a) only upon a
two-thirds

unanimous
vote of all of the members of the common council.
SB799,4
Section

4
.
146.83 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:
146.83
(1d)
A health care provider shall grant the parent or guardian of a minor access, at any time, to any electronic version of the minor’s patient health care records that is accessible via the Internet.
SB799,5
Section

5
.
146.835 of the statutes is amended to read:
146.835

Parents
denied physical placement rights

who may not access a child’s patient health care records
.
A parent who has been denied periods of physical placement under s. 767.41 (4) (b) or 767.451 (4)
and the parent of a minor who has been adjudged to be in need of protection or services under s. 48.13 because of an action by the parent or the parent’s failure to act
may not have the rights of a parent or guardian under this chapter with respect to access to that child’s patient health care records under s. 146.82 or 146.83.
SB799,6
Section

6
.
252.15 (3m) (d) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
252.15
(3m)
(d) 1m. Notwithstanding par. (c), to a parent or legal custodian of a minor who is 14 years of age or older, except for a parent described in s. 146.835.

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