Emotional testimony in the state Assembly Thursday prior to a vote on “Gail’s Law” to require insurance to cover additional cancer screenings for women with dense breast tissue.
Lawmakers including Representative Nate Gustafson paying tribute to the late Gail Zeamer, who died in 2024 after a mammogram failed to detect her cancer
“I got to meet Gail in my first term, and then I had to attend her funeral at the second. So this means a lot. Let’s do this,” Gustafson said.
Following near unanimous passage in the state Senate earlier this month, Thursday’s unanimous Assembly vote sends the bill to Governor Tony Evers for his signature.