Assembly Bill 448
Costs of prescription drugs and devices for incarcerated persons
Topics: Corrections, Department of, Drugs, House of correction, Jail, Juvenile detention facility, Medical service, Prison, Sheriff
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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
Sep 25, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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 sat with the Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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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.
Under current law, the Department of Corrections (DOC) may require a prisoner in a secured correctional facility for adults or juveniles to pay a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or similar charge if the prisoner receives medical or dental care. DOC must establish by rule the amounts to charge for the services. Under this bill, DOC must generally require such a prisoner to pay a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or similar charge for prescription drugs or devices. DOC must establish by rule the amount to charge for each prescription drug or device.
Under current law, a sheriff may charge a county jail prisoner for costs of medical care provided to the prisoner in a jail. Under this bill, the sheriff must charge a county jail prisoner for prescription drugs and devices provided to the county jail prisoner in jail. The amount the sheriff must charge is the amount DOC establishes by rule for the same prescription drug or device provided to a prisoner in a prison.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . 3 are Republicans, 2 are Democrats and 1 is a Independent.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Radcliffe · Democrat, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Randy Hopper · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 11, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 28, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 25, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts.
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Sep 25, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 25, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Radcliffe, Ziegelbauer, Molepske Jr., Knodl, Vos and Bies;Cosponsored by Senators Holperin, Schultz and Hopper
- Sep 25, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Corrections and the Courts
- Sep 28, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 11, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- 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