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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Senate Bill 427

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

Became law

The governor signed it on May 18, 2010. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Dec 15, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Feb 16, 2010

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Apr 22, 2010

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2009 Wisconsin Act 369

Latest entry in the official record, May 20, 2010: “Published 6-1-2010”

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What it does

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

3 senators are its ⁠. All 3 are Democrats.

4 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 7 names

Authors (3)

Signed on in support (4)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Health vote to recommend it

Passed, 7 to 0 · Jan 27, 2010

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs vote to recommend it

Passed, 7 to 0 · Mar 30, 2010

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. May 20, 2010

    The new law was published.

  2. May 18, 2010

    The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 369.

  3. May 13, 2010

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Apr 22, 2010

    The Assembly passed it too.

  5. Mar 30, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Mar 30, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.

  7. Feb 24, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  8. Feb 17, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.

  9. Feb 17, 2010

    The Assembly received it.

  10. Feb 16, 2010

    The Senate passed it.

  11. Jan 27, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.

  12. Jan 20, 2010

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  13. Jan 20, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  14. Dec 15, 2009

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.

  15. Dec 15, 2009

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Dec 15, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Kreitlow, Coggs and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Dexter, Hilgenberg, Ballweg and Petrowski

  2. Dec 15, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue

  3. Jan 20, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 20, 2010 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jan 27, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Jan 27, 2010 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  7. Jan 27, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Feb 10, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  10. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  12. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Feb 17, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  15. Feb 17, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Urban and Local Affairs

  16. Feb 24, 2010 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  17. Mar 9, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  18. Mar 30, 2010 · Assembly

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  19. Mar 30, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  20. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:34 A.M. on 4-22-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 26

  21. Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Apr 23, 2010 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  27. May 7, 2010 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 5-7-2010

  28. May 13, 2010 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 5-13-2010

  29. May 18, 2010 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 5-18-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 369

  30. May 20, 2010 · Senate

    Published 6-1-2010

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Wisconsin Act

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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Author

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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

Roll call

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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

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Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary