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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

SJR 21

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the right of the people to contract privately for health care services and health care coverage, and prohibiting requiring a person to obtain or maintain health insurance coverage or to participate in any health care system or plan (first consideration).

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Adopted, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2011 legislature on

first consideration, provides that the people have the right to enter into private

contracts with health care providers for health care services and to purchase private

health care coverage, and prohibits enactment of any law that requires any person

to obtain or maintain health insurance coverage or to participate in any health care

system or plan.

A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures,

and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R) , Galloway (R) , Hopper (R) , Lasee (R) , Lazich (R) , Leibham (R) , Moulton (R)

19 cosponsors

August (R) , Bies (R) , Endsley (R) , Honadel (R) , Kestell (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Krug (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Meyer (R) , Mursau (R) , Nygren (R) , Petersen (R) , Petryk (R) , Severson (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Steineke (R) , Strachota (R) , Vos (R) , Ziegelbauer (I)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption recommended by committee on Insurance and Housing, Ayes 4, Noes 2

Passed 4–2 Feb 17, 2012 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 17, Noes 16

Passed 17–16 Feb 21, 2012 official source full page

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

Senate: Decision of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate, Ayes 17, Noes 16

Passed 17–16 Feb 21, 2012 official source full page

Senate: Decision of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate, Ayes 17, Noes 16

Passed 17–16 Feb 21, 2012 official source full page

Senate: Ordered to a third reading, Ayes 17, Noes 16

Passed 17–16 Feb 21, 2012 official source full page

Senate: Refused to indefinitely postpone, Ayes 16, Noes 17

Failed 16–17 Feb 21, 2012 official source full page

Senate: Adopted, Ayes 17, Noes 16

Passed 17–16 Feb 21, 2012 official source full page

Full history

  1. Apr 12, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Leibham, Lasee, Hopper, Galloway, Lazich, Moulton and Darling;Cosponsored by Representatives Vos, Steineke, Kestell, August, Meyer, Strachota, Nygren, Severson, Petryk, Krug, Ziegelbauer, Petersen, Bies, Spanbauer, LeMahieu, Kleefisch, Endsley, Honadel and Mursau

  2. Apr 12, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance and Housing

  3. Oct 11, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 15, 2012 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 17, 2012 · Senate

    Report adoption recommended by committee on Insurance and Housing, Ayes 4, Noes 2

  6. Feb 17, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Feb 20, 2012 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-21-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Senate amendment 2 offered by Senators Lassa, Taylor, Miller and Hansen

  9. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Point of order that Senate amendment 2 not germane well taken

  10. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Decision of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate, Ayes 17, Noes 16

  11. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Senate amendment 3 offered by Senator Erpenbach

  12. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Senate amendment 3 withdrawn and returned to author

  13. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Senate amendment 4 offered by Senator Erpenbach

  14. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Point of order that Senate amendment 4 not germane well taken

  15. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Decision of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate, Ayes 17, Noes 16

  16. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading, Ayes 17, Noes 16

  17. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  18. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Read a third time

  19. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Refused to indefinitely postpone, Ayes 16, Noes 17

  20. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Adopted, Ayes 17, Noes 16

  21. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Read a second time

  23. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 offered by Senators Taylor, Vinehout, C. Larson, King, Shilling, T. Cullen, Carpenter, Risser, Hansen, Miller, Lassa, Jauch, Erpenbach, Holperin, Wirch and S. Coggs

  24. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 17, Noes 16

  25. Feb 22, 2012 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  26. Feb 29, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  27. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1