Assembly Bill 789
Insurance coverage of the services of behavior analysts for autism treatment
Topics: Insurance: Health, Insurance: Miscellaneous, Persons with disabilities
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 2, 2010
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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, health insurance policies and self-insured governmental and school district health plans are required to cover a specified amount of intensive-level services and nonintensive-level services provided to an insured for the treatment of autism, Asperger's syndrome, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified as long as the treatment is prescribed by a physician and provided by any of the following providers who are qualified to provide intensive-level services or nonintensive-level services: a psychiatrist; a psychologist; a social worker who is certified or licensed to practice psychotherapy;
a paraprofessional working under the supervision of any of those three types of providers; a professional working under the supervision of an outpatient mental health clinic; a speech-language pathologist; or an occupational therapist. This bill provides that the coverage must also apply to services provided by a behavior analyst, excluding an assistant behavior analyst, who is certified to practice behavior analysis by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc., or by a paraprofessional working under the supervision of such a behavior analyst, if the behavior analyst or paraprofessional is qualified to provide intensive-level services or nonintensive-level services.
Who's behind it
9 representatives are its . 6 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Gottlieb · Republican, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Kim Hixson · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Insurance vote on an amendment
Passed, 6 to 4 · Apr 14, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Insurance, Ayes 6, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 14, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 14, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 4.
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Apr 13, 2010
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Mar 11, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 2, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Insurance.
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Mar 2, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 2, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Hintz, Gottlieb, Hixson, Turner, Brooks, Molepske Jr., Hilgenberg, Kaufert and Grigsby;Cosponsored by Senators Wirch and Olsen
- Mar 2, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance
- Mar 11, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 24, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Hintz
- Apr 1, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Hintz
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Molepske Jr.
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Senator Vinehout added as a cosponsor
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Molepske Jr.
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Insurance, Ayes 6, Noes 4
- Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Insurance, Ayes 6, Noes 4
- Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Insurance, Ayes 6, Noes 4
- Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:13 A.M. on 4-20-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote