Assembly Bill 238
Social and financial impact reports. (FE)
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
Jun 6, 2013
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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, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Insurance. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law defines a health insurance mandate as a statute that requires an insurance policy to do any of four things: 1) permit a person to obtain treatment or services from a particular type of health care provider; 2) provide coverage for the treatment of a particular disease or condition; 3) provide coverage of a particular type of health care treatment or service, including particular drugs, supplies, or equipment; and 4) provide coverage for a particular type of person based on the person's relationship to the insured. This bill provides that a statute is also a health insurance mandate if it: 1) requires a particular benefit design under an insurance policy for the treatment of a particular disease, condition, or other health care need, for a particular type of health care treatment or service, or for the provision of equipment, supplies, or drugs used in connection with a health care treatment or service; or 2) imposes limits or conditions on a contract between an insurer and a health care provider.
Current law requires that, if any bill contains a health insurance mandate affecting an insurance policy, plan, or contract, the Commissioner of Insurance (commissioner) must submit to the presiding officer of the house in which the bill is introduced a report on the social and financial impact of the mandate. Current law provides that the presiding officer may require that the report be printed and distributed as are amendments, but current law does not specify a time by which the report must be submitted.
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This bill requires that the commissioner submit a report if any amendment, as well as any bill, contains a health insurance mandate. The commissioner may, however, decide not to prepare a report and submit a written statement that explains the reason for not preparing a report. In that case, the chairperson of a committee to which the bill has been referred, the presiding officer of either house, or any other member of the legislature may request that the commissioner submit a report instead. The report or statement is printed as an appendix to the bill or amendment and distributed to the members of the legislature, and made available to the public, before any public hearing is held on the bill or amendment by a committee or before any vote is taken on the bill or amendment by either house of the legislature.
Who's behind it
7 lawmakers are its . All 7 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 15, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 6, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Insurance.
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Jun 6, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 6, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kapenga, Sanfelippo, Jacque, Tittl, Schraa, Ripp and Craig; cosponsored by Senators Vukmir and Leibham
- Jun 6, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance
- Oct 15, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 8, 2014 · 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
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