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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 140

Annual statements showing total public assistance and unemployment insurance benefits received. (FE)

Stopped in committee

It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 27, 2015

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It sat with the Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform.

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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) and the Department of Children and Families (DCF) administer a number of programs that are commonly known as public assistance programs. Examples include Wisconsin Works; Medical Assistance; FoodShare; the programs that provide state supplemental payments to persons receiving federal supplemental security income;

and the disease aids program that provides assistance in paying the costs of medical treatment for eligible persons with cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, or chronic renal disease. Also under current law, the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) administers the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program, under which eligible individuals who become unemployed or who experience a reduction in work hours may receive UI benefits.

Read the full summary

This bill directs the Department of Administration (DOA), with the assistance of DHS, DCF, and DWD, to create a system that: 1) identifies every individual or family in this state who receives any benefits, defined in the bill as public assistance benefits and UI benefits; 2) tabulates the total amount of benefits received in a year by each such individual or family; and 3) generates a detailed statement showing the types and monetary value of all benefits received by the individual or family in a year.

By no later than March 31 of each year, DOA must send the detailed statement for the preceding year to each individual or family who received benefits.

Who's behind it

12 representatives are its ⁠. All 12 are Republicans.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

See all 13 names

Authors (12)

Signed on in support (1)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

What happened

  1. Apr 13, 2016

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 8, 2016

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Feb 3, 2016

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Jan 27, 2016

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  5. Jan 21, 2016

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Jan 21, 2016

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Jul 7, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  8. Apr 13, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  9. Apr 9, 2015

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  10. Apr 7, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  11. Apr 6, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  12. Mar 27, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform.

  13. Mar 27, 2015

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives VanderMeer, Kulp, Knudson, Murphy, Kerkman, Edming, E. Brooks, A. Ott, Petryk, Czaja, Skowronski and Thiesfeldt

  2. Mar 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform

  3. Apr 6, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 7, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative R. Brooks added as a coauthor

  6. Apr 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Jul 7, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Dec 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative VanderMeer

  9. Jan 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  10. Jan 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  11. Jan 27, 2016 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  12. Feb 1, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative VanderMeer

  13. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  14. Feb 8, 2016 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  15. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

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Public hearing

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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

Legislative Reference Bureau

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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

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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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

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

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Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

More in the glossary