Assembly Bill 568
Requirements for residential facilities that provide or promote themselves as providing specialized care for persons who have Alzheimer's disease or related dementia and providing penalties
Topics: Community-based residential facility, Disease, Health Services, Department of: Supportive living and treatment, Nursing homes and adult care
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
Feb 16, 2012
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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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. 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, the Department of Health Services (DHS) licenses various types of residential care facilities, including nursing homes, community-based residential facilities (CBRFs), and adult family homes at which nursing home care may be provided (AFHs). This bill requires a nursing home, CBRF, or AFH that provides, or promotes itself as providing, specialized programming or a specialized unit for persons who have Alzheimer's disease or related dementia to produce a document describing the specialized programming or unit. The bill requires that the nursing home, CBRF, or AFH provide a copy of the document to every person seeking placement at the nursing home, CBRF, or AFH, as well as to DHS and the long-term care ombudsman. The bill further requires that a nursing home, CBRF, or AFH identify any fees specific to the specialized programming or unit and provide residents at least 30 days' notice before increasing these fees.
Who's behind it
4 lawmakers are its . 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican. 2 have no party on record.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (4)
- Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Margaret Krusick · Democrat, Assembly
- by request of Alzheimer's
Signed on in support (1)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 16, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care.
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Feb 16, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Krusick and J. Ott, by request of Alzheimer's and Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin; Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups; and American Association of Retired Persons;Cosponsored by Senator Darling
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Aging and Long-Term Care
- 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.
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