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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Bill 76

Costs of prescription drugs and devices for incarcerated persons

Topics: Corrections, Department of, Drugs, House of correction, Jail, Juvenile detention facility, Medical service, Prison, Sheriff

Stopped in committee

It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 7, 2011

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  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 ⁠”

It sat with the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.

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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, the Department of Corrections (DOC) may require a prisoner in a secured correctional facility for adults or juveniles to pay a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or similar charge if the prisoner receives medical or dental care. DOC must establish by rule the amounts to charge for the services. Under this bill, DOC must generally require such a prisoner to pay a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or similar charge for prescription drugs or devices. DOC must establish by rule the amount to charge for each prescription drug or device.

Under current law, a sheriff may charge a county jail prisoner for costs of medical care provided to the prisoner in a jail. Under this bill, the sheriff must charge a county jail prisoner for prescription drugs and devices provided to the county jail prisoner in jail. The amount the sheriff must charge is the amount DOC establishes by rule for the same prescription drug or device provided to a prisoner in a prison.

Who's behind it

8 lawmakers are its ⁠. 6 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.

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Authors (8)

What it would cost

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

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jul 28, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  3. Apr 20, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Apr 7, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.

  5. Apr 7, 2011

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Radcliffe, Krug, Bernier, Kerkman, Thiesfeldt, Danou, Kleefisch and Mursau

  2. Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections

  3. Apr 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jul 28, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate