Assembly Bill 195
The Volunteer Health Care Provider Program
Topics: Chiropractic, Health Services, Department of: Health, Medical service, Trades and occupations
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 7, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Public Health. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Currently, under the Volunteer Health Care Provider Program (program), the state indemnifies certain health care providers who provide health care services for a nonprofit agency or elementary school free of charge or, in the case of some dental service, for a discounted fee. In order to serve as a volunteer health care provider under the program, a person must submit a joint application with a nonprofit agency or elementary school and the Department of Administration must approve the application. If volunteering for a nonprofit agency, the agency must primarily serve low-income people. The following people may become volunteer health care providers under the program: physicians, dentists, dental hygienists, registered nurses, practical nurses, nurse-midwifes, optometrists, physician assistants, pharmacists, dieticians, nurse practitioners, and pharmacy technicians. If a claim is brought against a volunteer health care provider for acts or omissions committed in the course of providing health care services under the program, the state must provide or pay for legal representation for the volunteer health care provider and must pay damages and costs awarded against the volunteer health care provider to the extent that legal representation, damages, and costs are not covered by any applicable insurance.
This bill allows the following to become volunteer health care providers under the program: chiropractors; physical therapists; speech-language pathologists;
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occupational therapists; massage therapists; acupuncturists; and phlebotomists, if working under the supervision of physicians.
Who's behind it
15 lawmakers are its . 10 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (15)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Spencer Black · Democrat, Assembly
- David Cullen · Democrat, Assembly
- Phil Garthwaite · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Hraychuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
- Judy Robson · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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May 14, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 28, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 14, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 7, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Public Health.
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Apr 7, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 7, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Hilgenberg, Garthwaite, Kaufert, Pasch, Black, Berceau, Staskunas, Cullen, Richards, Petrowski, Hraychuck, Bies, Zepnick, Townsend and Tauchen;Cosponsored by Senators Robson, Holperin, Schultz, Taylor, Plale, Lassa and Hansen
- Apr 7, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Public Health
- Apr 14, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly
LRB correction
- Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 14, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 12, 2009 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Hilgenberg
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate