Senate Bill 159
Waiver for prescription drug assistance for elderly program, use of excess moneys in prescription drug assistance for elderly program, and making an appropriation. (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
Apr 25, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services. 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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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.
Under current law, the Department of Health Services (DHS) administers the Senior Care program, which provides assistance to the elderly in the purchase of prescription drugs. The program is operated under a waiver of federal Medicaid laws, but DHS is required to implement the program regardless of whether the waiver is received from the federal Department of Health and Human Services.
Some of the moneys to administer the Senior Care program derive from the federal government and other moneys come from the state's general purpose revenue (GPR) or from program revenue (PR). Moneys from GPR are used to pay pharmacies and pharmacists under the Senior Care program. Program revenue from rebate payments by manufacturers is used to pay pharmacies and pharmacists and PR from payment of enrollment fees is used for administration of Senior Care. This bill requires DHS to obtain any waiver of federal Medicaid laws necessary to continue administration of Senior Care and to implement any waiver received for the administration of Senior Care. The bill also requires that any GPR moneys remaining after paying pharmacies and pharmacists, any PR moneys remaining after paying pharmacies and pharmacists and paying for program administration, and any federal moneys remaining be used by DHS for the following purposes: to reduce enrollment costs for seniors participating in Senior Care, to reduce the prices paid by Senior Care enrollees for prescription drugs, and to enlarge the number of prescription drugs available through the Senior Care program.
Who's behind it
8 senators are its . All 8 are Democrats.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Timothy Cullen · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (12)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · 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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May 10, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 25, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.
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Apr 25, 2013
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 25, 2013 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Hansen, Harris, T. Cullen, C. Larson, Risser, L. Taylor and Lehman; cosponsored by Representatives Jorgensen, Kahl, Hesselbein, Pope, Kessler, Hebl, Hintz, Kolste, Ringhand, C. Taylor, Berceau and Ohnstad
- Apr 25, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- May 10, 2013 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 8, 2014 · Senate
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