Assembly Bill 651
Assisting counties to request to expand Medical Assistance eligibility. (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
Jan 22, 2014
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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 Health. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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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.
Currently, 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 financial resources. Some services are provided through programs that operate under a waiver of federal Medicaid laws, including services provided through the BadgerCare Plus (BC+) and BadgerCare Plus Core (BC+ Core) programs. Under current law, certain parents and caretaker relatives with incomes of not more than 200 percent of the federal poverty line (FPL) are eligible for BC+ benefits. Adults who are under age 65, who have a family income that does not exceed 200 percent of the FPL and who are not otherwise eligible for MA, including BC+, are eligible for benefits under BC+ Core under current law.
Beginning on January 1, 2014, the income eligibility level is 100 percent of the FPL before a 5 percent income disregard is applied for parents and caretaker relatives under BC+ and for all individuals under BC+ Core.
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This bill requires DHS to submit on behalf of a county a waiver of federal Medicaid law or a proposal for a demonstration program to the federal government in order to provide MA benefits to adults whose family incomes do not exceed 133 percent of the FPL. Under the bill, DHS is required to assist, in good faith, the county in preparing the waiver request or proposal for federal approval and in any negotiations with the federal government. In any negotiations with the federal government, DHS must promote approval of the waiver request or proposal and must also seek the highest available federal medical assistance matching percentage described in the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. To qualify for the highest available federal medical assistance matching percentage, DHS must submit any necessary amendment to the state plan, submit any amendment to the county's waiver request or proposal, and comply and assist the county in complying with all federal requirements. If the county obtains federal permission to expand MA eligibility, DHS must facilitate the administration of MA benefits in that county as needed.
Who's behind it
23 lawmakers are its . All 23 are Democrats.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (23)
- Mandela Barnes · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (9)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · 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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Mar 13, 2014
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 22, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.
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Jan 22, 2014
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 22, 2014 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sargent, Doyle, Barnes, Johnson, Bernard Schaber, Kahl, Berceau, Genrich, Zepnick, Clark, Wright, Hesselbein, Hintz, Danou, Hebl, Billings, Ringhand, Kessler, Sinicki, C. Taylor, Ohnstad, Goyke and Shankland; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Carpenter, Wirch, Harris, L. Taylor, Vinehout, Risser, Lassa and Miller
- Jan 22, 2014 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
- Mar 13, 2014 · 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