Assembly Bill 13
State finances, the Medical Assistance program, granting bonding authority, and making appropriations
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
Apr 1, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Sep 28, 2011: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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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
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.
Public sector group insurance This bill requires the secretary of employee trust funds to allocate $28,000,000, from reserve accounts established in the public employee trust fund for group health and pharmacy benefits for state employees, to reduce employer costs for providing group health insurance for state employees for the period beginning on July 1, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2011.
State Government State finance This bill increases the amount of state public debt that may be contracted to refund any unpaid indebtedness used to finance tax-supported or self-amortizing facilities from $309,000,000 to $474,000,000. Such refunded debt must be contracted before July 1, 2011.
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This bill reduces executive branch agency lapses and transfers to the general fund for the 2009-11 fiscal biennium that were required under 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 from $200,000,000 to $121,000,000.
health and human services Medical Assistance Under current law, the Department of Health Services (DHS) administers the Medical Assistance (MA) program, which is a joint federal and state program that provides health services to individuals who have limited resources. DHS also currently makes payments for administration of income maintenance activities among other payments. This bill increases the amount that DHS is authorized to spend from the MA program benefits and administration general purpose revenue (GPR) appropriation accounts, the income maintenance GPR appropriation account, and the MA trust fund, in fiscal year 2010-11.
In addition, the bill increases the amount that DHS may spend from the GPR account for fiscal year 2010-11 for the MA program for the purposes of funding the contribution for indigent health care for Milwaukee County.
Public Assistance Reflecting the receipt of emergency contingency funds under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) bloc grant program, this bill increases by $37,000,000 the amount of TANF moneys allocated for the earned income tax credit.
corrections This bill increases by $19,537,900 the amount that the Department of Corrections is authorized to spend to operate institutions and provide field and administrative services in fiscal year 2010-11.
Who's behind it
2 lawmakers are its . 2 have no party on record.
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Authors (2)
- Committee on Assembly Organization
- by request of Governor Scott Walker
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Sep 28, 2011
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 4, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 1, 2011
“Emergency statement attached by Governor pursuant to s. 16.47 (2) Wisconsin Statutes” (the official wording)
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Apr 1, 2011
“Read first time and referred to Calendar of 4-5-2011” (the official wording)
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Apr 1, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 1, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by committee on Assembly Organization, by request of Governor Scott Walker
- Apr 1, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Calendar of 4-5-2011
- Apr 1, 2011 · Assembly
Emergency statement attached by Governor pursuant to s. 16.47 (2) Wisconsin Statutes
- Apr 4, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 5, 2011 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Sep 28, 2011 · Assembly
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
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate