Senate Bill 305
Notice of eligibility and benefit changes in Medical Assistance
Topics: Health Services, Department of: Health, Medical assistance, Poor
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
Nov 23, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Terms on this page
Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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
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) administers the Medical Assistance (MA) program, under which eligible low-income individuals or families receive health care benefits. This bill requires DHS to notify MA recipients, at least 60 days in advance, before implementing any change under MA affecting eligibility or benefits. The notice must be written in clear language that is understandable to laypersons and must describe how the change will affect a recipient.
Who's behind it
10 senators are its . All 10 are Democrats.
17 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (17)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Donna Seidel · Democrat, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 27, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 29, 2011
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Nov 23, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue.
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Nov 23, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 23, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Vinehout, Taylor, Carpenter, Holperin, Wirch, C. Larson, Shilling, S. Coggs, Lassa and Hansen;Cosponsored by Representatives Pasch, Richards, Bernard Schaber, Staskunas, Hebl, Grigsby, Berceau, Hintz, Molepske Jr, Seidel, Bewley, Zepnick, Steinbrink, Kessler, C. Taylor and Turner
- Nov 23, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue
- Nov 29, 2011 · Senate
Senator Risser added as a coauthor
- Feb 27, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
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
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
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