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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Bill 154

Prohibiting coverage of abortions through health plans sold through exchanges

Topics: Abortion, Insurance: Health

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    May 25, 2011

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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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 the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which was enacted on March 23, 2010, each state must establish an American health benefit exchange (exchange) to assist individuals and certain businesses in purchasing health insurance. Health insurance offered through the exchange (known as a "qualified health plan" in PPACA) must meet certain federal requirements, including offering the essential health benefits package that is established by the federal Department of Health and Human Services. PPACA allows states to prohibit coverage of abortions by qualified health plans offered through the exchange.

Under current law, funds of the state, a local government, or a long-term care district and federal funds passing through the state treasury may not be paid to a physician or surgeon or a hospital, clinic, or other medical facility for the performance of an abortion. This funding prohibition does not apply in the following circumstances: 1) the abortion is directly and medically necessary to save the life of the woman and a physician so certifies; 2) the abortion is performed in the case of sexual assault or incest, a physician so certifies, and the sexual assault or incest is reported to law enforcement; and 3) due to a preexisting medical condition, the abortion is directly and medically necessary to prevent grave, long-lasting physical health damage to the woman and a physician so certifies.

Read the full summary

This bill prohibits a qualified health plan offered through any exchange operating in this state from covering any abortion the performance of which is ineligible for funding from the state, a local government, or a long-term care district or from federal funds passing through the state treasury.

Who's behind it

31 lawmakers are its ⁠. 30 are Republicans and 1 is a Independent.

10 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 41 names

Authors (31)

Signed on in support (10)

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 to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 6 · Feb 15, 2012

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 Insurance, Ayes 9, Noes 6”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 15, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Feb 15, 2012

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 6.

  4. Nov 17, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. May 25, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Insurance.

  6. May 25, 2011

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. May 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Vos, Jacque, Ballweg, Brooks, Endsley, Farrow, Honadel, Kapenga, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, LeMahieu, Litjens, T. Larson, Nass, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Pridemore, Rivard, Severson, Spanbauer, Steineke, Strachota, Thiesfeldt, Van Roy, Weininger, Williams, Wynn and Ziegelbauer;Cosponsored by Senators Zipperer, Leibham, Cowles, Galloway, Hopper, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lazich, Moulton and Wanggaard

  2. May 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance

  3. Nov 17, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 9, 2012 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Insurance, Ayes 9, Noes 6

  6. Feb 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:02 A.M. on 3-13-2012 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22

  8. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representatives C. Taylor, Zamarripa, Bewley, Turner, Richards, Kessler, Hulsey, Berceau, Mason and Young

  9. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  10. Mar 23, 2012 · 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.

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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

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.

More in the glossary

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