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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

SB 300

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Relating to: copayments, deductibles, or coinsurance for oral chemotherapy and injected or intravenous chemotherapy. (FE)

Insurance — Health Insurance — Miscellaneous Medical practice, group Medical service Public employee — Group insurance

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits health insurance policies, and self-insured governmental

and school district health plans, that cover injected or intravenous and oral

chemotherapy from requiring the insured to pay a higher copayment, deductible, or

coinsurance for oral chemotherapy than is required for injected or intravenous

chemotherapy, regardless of the formulation or benefit category determination by

the policy or plan. A health insurance policy or self-insured governmental or school

district health plan may not comply with that prohibition by increasing the

copayment, deductible, or coinsurance for intravenous or injected chemotherapy

that is covered under the policy or plan.

The requirements of the bill apply to individual and group health insurance

policies, including limited service health organizations, preferred provider plans,

defined network plans, and cooperative associations' health care plans; to health

care plans, including a self-insured plan, offered by the state to its employees; and

to self-insured health plans of a city, town, village, county, or school district.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Darling (R) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Harsdorf (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Lassa (D) , Miller (D) , Moulton (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Risser (D) , Schultz (R) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

47 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Barca (D) , Barnes (D) , Berceau (D) , Bernard Schaber, Billings, Clark, Doyle, Genrich, Hintz, Jorgensen, Kessler, Milroy, Pope, Ringhand, Sargent, C. Taylor and Wachs , Bernier (R) , Bewley (D) , Bies (R) , Brooks (R) , Danou (D) , Ellis (R) , Goyke (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hulsey (D) , Jacque (R) , Johnson (D) , Kahl (D) , Kaufert (R) , Kerkman (R) , Knodl (R) , Kolste (D) , Loudenbeck (R) , Mason (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pasch (D) , Pridemore (R) , Richards (D) , Riemer (D) , Ripp (R) , Schraa (R) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Smith (D) , Stone (R) , Strachota (R) , Swearingen, J. Ott, Marklein, Petryk, Williams and Petersen , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tranel (R) , Vruwink (D) , Wright (D) , Young (D) , Zamarripa (D) , Zepnick (D)

Votes

Suspending the rules (to take a vote immediately) needs a two-thirds majority — a higher bar than passing the bill, which needs a simple majority. That's why a suspension motion can show more Ayes than the passage vote that follows it. Glossary

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Insurance and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 30, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from Senate message and take up, Ayes 38, Noes 58

Failed 38–58 Mar 18, 2014 official source full page

Nay · 58

Not voting · 3

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 30, Noes 2

Passed 30–2 Mar 18, 2014 official source full page

Nay · 2

Not voting · 1

Assembly: Refused to reject Assembly Amendment 1, Ayes 40, Noes 54

Failed 40–54 Mar 20, 2014 official source full page

Aye · 40

Nay · 54

Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 75, Noes 18, Paired 2

Passed 75–18 Mar 20, 2014 official source full page

Aye · 75

Senate: Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 26, Noes 7

Passed 26–7 Apr 1, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Sep 13, 2013 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Darling, L. Taylor, Harsdorf, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Schultz, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Vinehout and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Strachota, Barca, Jacque, Tittl, Thiesfeldt, Loudenbeck, Stone, Kerkman, Schraa, Brooks, T. Larson, Pridemore, Tranel, A. Ott, Ripp, Ballweg, Bernier, Bies, Kaufert, Knodl, Zamarripa, Hulsey, Ohnstad, Johnson, Berceau, Kolste, Mason, Sinicki, Vruwink, Bewley, Pasch, Richards, Goyke, Riemer, Hesselbein, Smith, Danou, Hebl, Young, Zepnick and Kahl

  2. Sep 13, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance and Housing

  3. Oct 3, 2013 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 9, 2013 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Nov 8, 2013 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Jan 9, 2014 · Senate

    Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor

  7. Jan 22, 2014 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Jan 30, 2014 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Insurance and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. Jan 30, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Feb 6, 2014 · Senate

    Senator Ellis added as a coauthor

  11. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization and take up

  12. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  15. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 30, Noes 2

  16. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from Senate message and take up, Ayes 38, Noes 58

  18. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Representative Wright added as a cosponsor

  19. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  20. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  21. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 10:28 AM on 3-20-2014 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 28

  22. Mar 19, 2014 · Assembly

    Representative Barnes added as a cosponsor

  23. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  24. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Representatives Bernard Schaber, Billings, Clark, Doyle, Genrich, Hintz, Jorgensen, Kessler, Milroy, Pope, Ringhand, Sargent, C. Taylor and Wachs added as cosponsors

  25. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Strachota

  26. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Refused to reject Assembly Amendment 1, Ayes 40, Noes 54

  27. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  28. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  30. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Representatives Swearingen, J. Ott, Marklein, Petryk, Williams and Petersen added as cosponsors

  31. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 75, Noes 18, Paired 2

  32. Mar 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  33. Mar 21, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  34. Mar 21, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  35. Mar 31, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-1-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  36. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Senators Jauch, T. Cullen, Hansen, Carpenter, L. Taylor, Vinehout, Harris, Miller, Risser, C. Larson and Lassa

  37. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  38. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in, Ayes 26, Noes 7

  39. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  40. Apr 2, 2014 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  41. Apr 2, 2014 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2014

  42. Apr 3, 2014 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 186

  43. Apr 3, 2014 · Senate

    Published 4-4-2014