Assembly Bill 241
Requiring the payment of health insurance premiums, and establishing a loan program, for survivors of a law enforcement officer, emergency medical technician, or fire fighter who dies, or has died, in the line of duty and making appropriations. (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 11, 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 Labor. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Subject to a number of limitations, current law requires a city, village, or town (municipality) that pays health insurance premiums for its employees who are fire fighters to pay such premiums for the surviving spouse and dependent children of a fire fighter who dies, or has died, in the line of duty. This general current law requirement does not apply to a surviving spouse who remarries or reaches the age of 65, or to a dependent child who reaches the age of 18 and is not a full-time high school student. Current law does require premium payments to be made for a dependent child who is a full-time or part-time student in an accredited college or university until the close of the calendar year in which the individual reaches the age of 26. This bill does not require such premium payments to be made after such an individual reaches the age of 26.
The bill requires a municipality or county (political subdivision) that pays health insurance premiums for its employees who are law enforcement officers or emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to pay such premiums for the surviving spouse and dependent children of a law enforcement officer or EMT who dies, or has died, in the line of duty. In addition, the bill requires the state to reimburse political subdivisions for premiums paid to cover the surviving spouses and dependents of fallen fire fighters, law enforcement officers, and EMTs that were paid by the political subdivisions and that were not otherwise required to be paid under an employment-related benefit provided to the fire fighter, law enforcement officer, or EMT. The bill establishes a process whereby political subdivisions may seek reimbursement of the payment of premiums from the Department of Administration (DOA). The state is to pay these health insurance premiums only after any sick leave credits that may be used for the purchase of health insurance have been exhausted.
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The bill further requires DOA to establish a loan program for surviving spouses of law enforcement officers and fire fighters who have died in the line of duty. The loan program must provide for the payment of a loan to a surviving spouse in an amount equal to the salary that would have been paid his or her deceased spouse had he or she not died in the line of duty. The loan must be disbursed to coincide with the pay period that applied to the deceased spouse, must be secured by the proceeds of any life insurance policy that covered the deceased spouse, and must come due when a surviving spouse receives the proceeds from the life insurance policy that covered his or her deceased spouse. No loan may be made for any period after the proceeds of a life insurance policy have been disbursed to the surviving spouse. To qualify for a loan, a surviving spouse must apply for the loan on a form prepared by DOA;
provide all documentation required by DOA to verify that his or her spouse died in the line of duty; provide all documentation required by DOA to verify the salary of the deceased spouse; and enter into an agreement with DOA that any loan must be secured by the proceeds of a life insurance policy that covered his or her deceased spouse.
Under the bill, the amounts that DOA disburses for premiums, reimbursements, and loans for surviving spouses of law enforcement officers, EMTs, and fire fighters employed by a political subdivision are paid from the county and municipal aid account (shared revenue), and the total amount of shared revenue payments is decreased by the amounts disbursed by DOA.
The bill first applies, retroactively, to a law enforcement officer, EMT, or fire fighter who has died in the line of duty before the effective date of the bill, but only with respect to the payment of health insurance premiums that come due on or after the effective date of this bill.
Who's behind it
16 lawmakers are its . 10 are Republicans and 6 are Democrats.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (16)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Richard Gudex · Republican, Senate
- Robert Jauch · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Timothy Cullen · Democrat, 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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Jul 3, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 26, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 11, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Labor.
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Jun 11, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 11, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Bies, Bernier, Tittl, Vruwink, Sinicki, Murphy, Wachs, Marklein, Brooks, Spiros, Kleefisch, Kahl, Bewley, A. Ott, Schraa and Ohnstad; cosponsored by Senators Lasee, Jauch, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Gudex, T. Cullen and Lassa
- Jun 11, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Labor
- Jun 26, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jul 3, 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