Senate Bill 297
Eliminating ambulatory surgical center assessment
Topics: Federal aid, Health Services, Department of: Health, Hospitals, Medical assistance, Medical service, Revenue, Department of
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 3, 2012. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Nov 21, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Mar 13, 2012
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Mar 15, 2012
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2011 Wisconsin Act 191
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 5, 2012: “Published 4-16-2012”
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Wisconsin Act
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Revenue (DOR) may impose an assessment on ambulatory surgical centers. The Department of Health Services allocates any assessment among the ambulatory surgical centers in proportion to their gross patient revenue. The DOR, if it imposes an assessment, must transfer 99.5 percent of the moneys collected to the Medical Assistance trust fund, which pays some of the costs for the Medical Assistance program. This bill eliminates on July 1, 2013, the ability for DOR to impose this assessment on ambulatory surgical centers.
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . All 6 are Republicans.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (9)
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Michelle Litjens · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Meyer · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jeffrey Stone · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, 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 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Public Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 25, 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 Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 33 to 0 · Mar 13, 2012
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (33)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dale Schultz (R, 17)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- Frank G. Lasee (R, 1)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Glenn Grothman (R, 20)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Jessica King (D, 18)
- Jim Holperin (D, 12)
- Joe Leibham (R, 9)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Julie M. Lassa (D, 24)
- 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)
- 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)
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 5, 2012
The new law was published.
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Apr 3, 2012
The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 191.
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Mar 30, 2012
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 15, 2012
The Assembly passed it too.
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Mar 13, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Mar 13, 2012
The Assembly received it.
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Mar 13, 2012
The Senate passed it, 33 to 0.
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Mar 13, 2012
The Senate adopted it.
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Mar 13, 2012
“Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up” (the official wording)
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Mar 13, 2012
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Mar 7, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Jan 25, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Jan 19, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 15, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 21, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue.
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Nov 21, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 21, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Galloway, Moulton, Vukmir, Leibham, Lazich and Grothman;Cosponsored by Representatives Stone, Ziegelbauer, Spanbauer, Kapenga, Meyer, Endsley, Krug, Litjens and Kaufert
- Nov 21, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue
- Dec 15, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Dec 15, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 19, 2012 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 25, 2012 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 25, 2012 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 25, 2012 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 6, 2012 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-7-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 7, 2012 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 7, 2012 · Senate
Referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Mar 7, 2012 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 9, 2012 · Senate
Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Galloway
- Mar 9, 2012 · Senate
Senate substitute amendment 2 offered by Senator Galloway
- Mar 12, 2012 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-13-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Senate substitute amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Senate substitute amendment 2 adopted
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 9:11 A.M. on 3-14-2012 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 24
- Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 19, 2012 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Mar 21, 2012 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 3-21-2012
- Mar 30, 2012 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-30-2012
- Apr 3, 2012 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 191
- Apr 5, 2012 · Senate
Published 4-16-2012
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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