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Assembly Bill 310

Family planning and preventive health services grants and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Feb 18, 2016. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Aug 14, 2015

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Sep 24, 2015

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 19 to 14

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2015 Wisconsin Act 151

Latest entry in the official record, Feb 18, 2016: “Published 2-19-2016”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill requires the Department of Health Services (DHS) to apply, on an annual basis, for grant funds under Title X of the federal Public Health Service Act and to distribute funds received first to the Wisconsin Well-Woman Program and public entities, including state, county, and local health departments and health clinics, and, if there are remaining funds, to certain nonpublic entities.

Under this bill, DHS must annually apply for Title X grant funds and distribute these funds for family planning and related preventive health services, including those specified in the bill. DHS must distribute grant funds giving first priority to the Wisconsin Well-Woman Program and to public entities, including state, county, and local health departments and health clinics. If any moneys remain after those distributions, DHS may then distribute grant funds to nonpublic entities that are hospitals or federally qualified health centers that provide comprehensive primary and preventive care.

Read the full summary

Under this bill, a public entity that receives family planning and preventive health services grant funds may provide some or all of the funds to other public or private entities provided that the recipient of the funds does not provide abortion services, make referrals for abortion services, or have an affiliate that provides abortion services or makes referrals for abortion services.

Who's behind it

34 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 34 are Republicans.

8 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 42 names

Authors (34)

Signed on in support (8)

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.

How lawmakers voted

There were 11 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Health vote to recommend it

Passed, 7 to 4 · Sep 18, 2015

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 7, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 61 to 35 · Sep 24, 2015

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 61 to 35 · Sep 24, 2015

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 61 to 35 · Sep 24, 2015

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 61 to 35 · Sep 24, 2015

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 60 to 35 · Sep 24, 2015 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 96 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (60)

Didn't vote (1)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 60, Noes 35, Paired 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Jan 19, 2016

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote on an amendment

Passed, 19 to 14 · Jan 20, 2016

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 14”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote on an amendment

Passed, 19 to 14 · Jan 20, 2016

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Senate Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote on an amendment

Passed, 19 to 14 · Jan 20, 2016

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Senate Amendment 4 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 19 to 14 · Jan 20, 2016

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 14”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Feb 18, 2016

    The new law was published.

  2. Feb 18, 2016

    The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 151.

  3. Feb 17, 2016

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Jan 20, 2016

    The Senate passed it too, 19 to 14.

  5. Jan 20, 2016

    “Placed at the foot of the calendar of 1-20-2016” (the official wording)

  6. Jan 19, 2016

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  7. Jan 19, 2016

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  8. Sep 28, 2015

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.

  9. Sep 24, 2015

    The Senate received it.

  10. Sep 24, 2015

    The Assembly passed it, 60 to 35.

  11. Sep 24, 2015

    The Assembly adopted it.

  12. Sep 18, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  13. Sep 18, 2015

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 4.

  14. Sep 11, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  15. Sep 2, 2015 to Sep 3, 2015

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  16. Sep 2, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  17. Aug 14, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.

  18. Aug 14, 2015

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Aug 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Jacque, Kleefisch, Allen, Bernier, Born, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Craig, Czaja, Edming, Gannon, Heaton, Horlacher, Hutton, Jarchow, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, T. Larson, Macco, Murphy, A. Ott, Petersen, Quinn, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl and Vorpagel; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Lazich, LeMahieu, Moulton, Roth and Stroebel

  2. Aug 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Sep 2, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Sep 2, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Kulp added as a coauthor

  5. Sep 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Jagler added as a coauthor

  6. Sep 11, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Sep 11, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Kolste, Riemer, Subeck and Zamarripa

  8. Sep 11, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Subeck, Kolste, Zamarripa and Riemer

  9. Sep 15, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Sep 18, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 7, Noes 4

  11. Sep 18, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Sep 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Jacque

  13. Sep 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 9-24-2015 by Committee on Rules

  14. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Kolste, Danou, Zamarripa, Shankland, Kahl, Wachs, Spreitzer, Subeck, Zepnick, Hintz, Meyers, Berceau, Kessler, Sargent, Billings, Hesselbein, Young, Considine, Hebl, Bowen, Brostoff and Johnson

  16. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35

  17. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Kolste, Danou, Zamarripa, Barca, Shankland, Kahl, Wachs, Doyle, Spreitzer, Subeck, Zepnick, Hintz, Meyers, Berceau, Kessler, Sargent, Billings, Hesselbein, Young, Considine, Hebl, Bowen, Brostoff and Johnson

  18. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35

  19. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives C. Taylor, Ohnstad, Genrich, Stuck, Barnes, Subeck, Spreitzer, Wachs, Kahl, Shankland, Zamarripa, Danou, Pope, Meyers, Sargent, Billings, Kolste, Bowen, Hesselbein, Young, Considine, Brostoff, Johnson, Kessler, Berceau, Hintz, Zepnick and Sinicki

  20. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35

  21. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives C. Taylor, Ohnstad, Genrich, Stuck, Barnes, Subeck, Spreitzer, Wachs, Kahl, Shankland, Barca, Zamarripa, Danou, Pope, Meyers, Sargent, Billings, Kolste, Bowen, Hesselbein, Young, Considine, Brostoff, Johnson, Kessler, Berceau, Hintz, Zepnick and Sinicki

  22. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35

  23. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  24. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  26. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 60, Noes 35, Paired 2

  27. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Sep 24, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  29. Sep 28, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health and Human Services

  30. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Health and Human Services and rereferred to committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  31. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  32. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  33. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  34. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Erpenbach, Miller, Vinehout, Harris Dodd, Bewley, Ringhand, C. Larson, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Hansen, Lassa, Shilling and Risser

  35. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators Erpenbach, Miller, Vinehout, Harris Dodd, Bewley, Ringhand, C. Larson, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Hansen, Lassa, Shilling and Risser

  36. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senators Erpenbach, Bewley, Miller, Vinehout, Harris Dodd, Ringhand, C. Larson, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Hansen, Lassa, Shilling and Risser

  37. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 4 offered by Senators Erpenbach, Miller, Vinehout, Harris Dodd, Bewley, Ringhand, C. Larson, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Hansen, Lassa and Shilling

  38. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  39. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Placed at the foot of the calendar of 1-20-2016

  40. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  41. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 placed after Senate Amendment 4

  42. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  43. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 4 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  44. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 withdrawn and returned to author

  45. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  46. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  47. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  48. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  49. Jan 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  50. Jan 26, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 1-26-2016

  51. Feb 17, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 2-17-2016

  52. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-18-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 151

  53. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 2-19-2016

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Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

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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

Roll call

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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

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Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary