Assembly Bill 964
Disregarding a spouse's income for purposes of eligibility for the Medical Assistance Purchase Plan
Topics: Health Services, Department of: Health, Marriage, Medical assistance, United States: Health and Human Services, Department of
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 20, 2010
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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 Health and Healthcare Reform. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, under the Medical Assistance (MA) program, which is administered by the Department of Health Services (DHS) and under which eligible persons receive health care or long-term care services, an individual who would be eligible for MA based on eligibility for supplemental security income (SSI), but who is not eligible for SSI because he or she is employed, may pay premiums for coverage under MA if his or her family's net income is less than 250 percent of the poverty line and his or her assets do not exceed $15,000. This subprogram is known as the "MA purchase plan."
This bill requires DHS to request a waiver from the secretary of the federal Department of Health and Human Services that would allow DHS, if the waiver is granted, to disregard the income of a married individual's spouse, and to treat the individual as single, when determining the individual's eligibility and continued eligibility for the MA purchase plan.
Who's behind it
Joe Parisi, a Democrat, is its .
1 more lawmaker .
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Author (1)
- Joe Parisi · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 20, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform.
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Apr 20, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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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
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