Assembly Bill 640
Expanding the types of governmental units that may participate in a joint local governmental self-insured health insurance plan
Topics: County, Housing, Insurance: Health, Insurance: Miscellaneous, Intrastate relations
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
Dec 22, 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 Urban and Local Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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.
Under current law, any county with at least 100 employees may provide health care benefits to its officers and employees on a self-insured basis. Also under current law, a county and one or more political subdivisions (cities, villages, towns, or other counties) that together have at least 100 employees may jointly provide health care benefits to their officers and employees on a self-insured basis.
Under this bill, a county housing authority may participate with a county and one or more political subdivisions that together have at least 100 employees to jointly provide such benefits.
Who's behind it
4 lawmakers are its . 2 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Kristen Dexter · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (3)
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Pat Kreitlow · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, 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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Jan 28, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 22, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
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Dec 22, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 22, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Dexter, Hilgenberg, Ballweg and Petrowski;Cosponsored by Senators Kreitlow, Coggs and Taylor
- Dec 22, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Urban and Local Affairs
- Jan 28, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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