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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

SB 18

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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.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

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.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Hansen (D) , Jauch (D) , Risser (D) , Taylor (D) , Wanggaard (R)

22 cosponsors

Berceau (D) , Bernier (R) , Bies (R) , Danou (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Hebl (D) , Hopper (R) , Kapanke (R) , Kaufert (R) , King (D) , Krug (R) , Krusick (D) , Mason (D) , Milroy (D) , Pasch (D) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Ripp (R) , Sinicki (D) , Spanbauer (R) , Turner (D) , Wynn (R) , Zepnick (D)

Votes

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

Passed 6–0 May 12, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 0

Passed 32–0 May 17, 2011 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Oct 3, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4

Passed 11–4 Oct 26, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. 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

  2. Feb 11, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance and Housing

  3. Mar 7, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 3, 2011 · Senate

    Senator Hopper added as a coauthor

  5. May 4, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. May 11, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. 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

  8. May 12, 2011 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Insurance and Housing, Ayes 6, Noes 0

  9. May 12, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. May 16, 2011 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-17-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. May 17, 2011 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. May 17, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senators Hopper and Wanggaard

  13. May 17, 2011 · Senate

    Senator Erpenbach added as a coauthor

  14. May 17, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 adopted

  15. May 17, 2011 · Senate

    Senate substitute amendment 1 adopted

  16. May 17, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. May 17, 2011 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  18. May 17, 2011 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 0

  19. May 17, 2011 · Senate

    Senator Kapanke added as a coauthor

  20. May 17, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. May 17, 2011 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  22. May 17, 2011 · Assembly

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

  23. Aug 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Senator King added as a coauthor

  24. Aug 30, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  25. Sep 12, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  26. Sep 13, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  27. Sep 13, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by committee on Urban and Local Affairs

  28. Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  29. Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Report concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  30. Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  31. Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  32. Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by joint committee on Finance

  33. Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by joint committee on Finance

  34. Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4

  35. Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  36. Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 3

  37. Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 3

  38. Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  39. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 2 offered by Representative Spanbauer

  40. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1