Wisconsin Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center Wisconsin State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

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Action Needed Now

There are no active action alerts at this time, but please check back soon.

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
WI AB 612/SB 921 2024-04-15 SUPPORT Requires employers to waive immunization requirements for current/prospective employees if person objects for health, religion, or personal conviction Status: AB 612 died, failed to pass Assembly before deadline of 4/15/24|SB 921 died, failed to be sched. for Senate Comm hearing before deadline of 4/15/24

Action: NONE
WI AB 229/SB 228 2024-04-15 SUPPORT Prohibits DHS from mandating new vaccines past 1/1/2023 and adds exemption for school varicella vaccine mandate based on prior infection Status: AB 229 & SB 228 died, not scheduled for committee hearings in Assembly Health Aging & LT Care & Sen Admin Rules, respectively, before 4/15/24 deadline

Action: NONE
WI AB 613/SB 923 2024-04-15 SUPPORT Presumes workman's compensation injuries to employee who was required by or coerced by employer to take a vaccine was caused by employment Status: AB 613 & SB 923 died, not scheduled for committee hearings in Assembly Workforce D&E & Senate Labor Reg Reform, respectively, before 4/15/24 deadline

Action: NONE
WI AB 955/SB 933 2024-03-29 SUPPORT Prohibits a person from discriminating against an individual receiving an organ transplant based on the individual’s vaccination status Status: SB 933 was VETOED by Governor Tony Evers on 3/29/2024

Action: NONE
WI AB 610/SB 920 2024-03-29 SUPPORT Requires higher ed institutions receiving public money to offer students health, religion, or personal conviction exemptions to vaccine requirements Status: AB 610 was VETOED by Governor Tony Evers on 3/292024

Action: NONE
WI AB 510/SB 489 2024-03-29 SUPPORT Establishes parental rights including right to be notified if school-offers immunizations and how to decline them Status: AB 510 was VETOED by Governor Tony Evers on 3/292024

Action: NONE
WI AB 429/SB 442 2023-04-15 OPPOSE Eliminates the personal conviction vaccine exemption for school vaccine mandates Status: AB 429 & SB 442 died, not scheduled for committee hearings in Assembly Health Aging & LT Care & Senate Health, respectively, before 4/15/2024 deadline

Action: NONE
WI AB 775/SB 733 2023-04-15 OPPOSE Requires health care provider to provide "medically accurate information" as defined by biased medical trade associations; censors physicians' speech Status: AB 775 & SB 773 died, not scheduled for committee hearings in Assembly Health Aging & LT Care & Senate Judiciary, respectively before 4/15/24 deadline

Action: NONE
WI AB 428/SB 428 2023-04-15 OPPOSE Allows minors 16 years old and older to consent to vaccines without parents' knowledge or consent, also allows same minor to consent to bill insurance Status: AB 428 & SB 428 died, not scheduled for committee hearings in Assembly Health Aging & LT Care & Senate Health, respectively, before 4/15/2024 deadline

Action: NONE

Announcements

There are no announcements available at this time, but please check back soon.