Senate Bill 18
Requiring political subdivisions to pay health insurance premiums for survivors of a law enforcement officer who dies, or has died, in the line of duty
Topics: Death benefit, Family, Insurance: Health, Municipality: Finance, Police
Passed the Senate, then stopped
The Senate passed it on May 17, 2011, but the Assembly never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 11, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed May 17, 2011
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Assembly never voted on it.
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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 concur in pursuant to ”
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Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. 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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Subject to a number of limitations, current law requires a city, village, or town (municipality) that pays the health insurance premiums for its employees who are fire fighters to pay such premiums for the surviving spouse and dependent children of a fire fighter who dies, or has died, in the line of duty.
This general current law requirement does not apply to a surviving spouse who remarries or reaches the age of 65, or to a dependent child who reaches the age of 18 and is not a full-time high school student. Current law does require premium payments to be made for a dependent child who is a full-time or part-time student in an accredited college or university until the close of the calendar year in which the individual reaches the age of 27.
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This bill extends the current law requirement for continued health insurance premium payments to the surviving spouse and dependent children of a municipal or county law enforcement officer who dies, or has died, in the line of duty, subject to the same limitations that apply under current law.
The bill first applies, retroactively, to a law enforcement officer who has died in the line of duty before the effective date of the bill.
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . 5 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
22 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Robert Jauch · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (22)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Randy Hopper · Republican, Senate
- Dan Kapanke · Republican, Senate
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Jessica King · Democrat, Senate
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Margaret Krusick · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Wynn · Republican, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
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 were 4 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Insurance and Housing vote on an amendment
Passed, 6 to 0 · May 12, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Insurance and Housing, Ayes 6, Noes 0 by committee on Insurance and Housing”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 32 to 0 · May 17, 2011 · 1 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (32)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dale Schultz (R, 17)
- Dan Kapanke (R, 32)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- Frank G. Lasee (R, 1)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Glenn Grothman (R, 20)
- Jim Holperin (D, 12)
- Joe Leibham (R, 9)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Kathleen Vinehout (D, 31)
- Leah Vukmir (R, 5)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Mary Lazich (R, 28)
- Michael Ellis (R, 19)
- Neal Kedzie (R, 11)
- Pam Galloway (R, 29)
- Randy Hopper (R, 18)
- Rich Zipperer (R, 33)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Robert Jauch (D, 25)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
- Sheila Harsdorf (R, 10)
- Spencer Coggs (D, 6)
- Terry Moulton (R, 23)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Timothy Cullen (D, 15)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
Didn't vote (1)
- Julie M. Lassa (D, 24)
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs vote on an amendment
Passed, 9 to 0 · Oct 3, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment
Passed, 11 to 4 · Oct 26, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 26, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 26, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 3.
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Oct 3, 2011
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Oct 3, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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Sep 12, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 30, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Aug 25, 2011
1 more senator signed on in support.
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May 17, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
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May 17, 2011
The Assembly received it.
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May 17, 2011
1 more senator signed on in support.
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May 17, 2011
The Senate passed it, 32 to 0.
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May 17, 2011
The Senate adopted it.
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May 17, 2011
1 more senator signed on in support.
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May 12, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 0.
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May 4, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 3, 2011
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Mar 7, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 11, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance and Housing.
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Feb 11, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 11, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Jauch, Carpenter, Risser, Taylor and Hansen;Cosponsored by Representatives Spanbauer, Milroy, Turner, Danou, Bies, Berceau, Pope-Roberts, Bernier, Krug, Kaufert, Zepnick, Wynn, Hebl, Pasch, Mason, Krusick, Ripp and Sinicki
- Feb 11, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance and Housing
- Mar 7, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- May 3, 2011 · Senate
Senator Hopper added as a coauthor
- May 4, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- May 11, 2011 · Senate
Executive action taken
- May 12, 2011 · Senate
Report introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Insurance and Housing, Ayes 6, Noes 0 by committee on Insurance and Housing
- May 12, 2011 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Insurance and Housing, Ayes 6, Noes 0
- May 12, 2011 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- May 16, 2011 · Senate
Placed on calendar 5-17-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- May 17, 2011 · Senate
Read a second time
- May 17, 2011 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senators Hopper and Wanggaard
- May 17, 2011 · Senate
Senator Erpenbach added as a coauthor
- May 17, 2011 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 adopted
- May 17, 2011 · Senate
Senate substitute amendment 1 adopted
- May 17, 2011 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- May 17, 2011 · Senate
Rules suspended
- May 17, 2011 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 0
- May 17, 2011 · Senate
Senator Kapanke added as a coauthor
- May 17, 2011 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- May 17, 2011 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- May 17, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Urban and Local Affairs
- Aug 25, 2011 · Assembly
Senator King added as a coauthor
- Aug 30, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Sep 12, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 13, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Sep 13, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by committee on Urban and Local Affairs
- Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly
Report concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by joint committee on Finance
- Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by joint committee on Finance
- Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4
- Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 3
- Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 3
- Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 2 offered by Representative Spanbauer
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. 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
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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote