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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 394

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Relating to: review of proposed changes to public employee group health insurance programs.

Administration, department of — Boards and other subdivisions Extraordinary session, 2015 — November Group insurance board Insurance — Miscellaneous Insurance — Motor vehicle Legislature — Finance, joint committee on Legislature — Legislative organization, joint committee on Public employee — Group insurance

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Group Insurance Board (GIB), in consultation with the

Division of Personnel Management in the Department of Administration, to submit

all proposed changes to public employee group health insurance programs to the

Joint Committee on Finance (JCF). Under the bill, GIB may not implement any

changes in the group health insurance programs unless approved by JCF through

a 21-day passive review process. Under the bill, if the cochairpersons of JCF do not

notify GIB that JCF has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing any or all

of the proposed changes within 21 working days after the date of GIB's submittal of

the proposed changes, GIB may implement the proposed changes. If, within 21

working days after the date of GIB's submittal of the proposed changes, the

cochairpersons of JCF notify GIB that JCF has scheduled a meeting for the purpose

of reviewing any or all of the proposed changes, GIB may not make the proposed

changes until JCF approves the proposed changes.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Allen (R) , Barca (D) , Bernier (R) , C. Taylor (D) , Czaja (R) , Doyle (D) , Hintz (D) , Jagler (R) , Kahl (D) , Katsma (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Knudson (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Murphy (R) , Murtha (R) , Nerison (R) , Novak (R) , Nygren (R) , Petryk (R) , Quinn (R) , Ripp (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Swearingen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tauchen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Weatherston (R)

25 cosponsors

Bewley (D) , C. Larson (D) , Cowles (R) , Darling (R) , Erpenbach (D) , Gudex (R) , Hansen (D) , Harris Dodd (D) , Harsdorf (R) , Lasee (R) , Lassa (D) , Lazich (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Moulton (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Riemer, Shankland and Tittl , Roth (R) , S. Fitzgerald (R) , Shilling (D) , Tiffany (R) , Vinehout (D) , Vukmir (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Oct 16, 2015 official source full page

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

Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 90, Noes 2

Passed 90–2 Oct 27, 2015 official source full page

Aye · 90

Nay · 2

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

Passed 3–2 Nov 5, 2015 official source full page

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

Senate: Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 32, Noes 0

Passed 32–0 Nov 6, 2015 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Oct 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Nygren, Czaja, Loudenbeck, Kooyenga, Knudson, Knodl, Rodriguez, Allen, Bernier, Jagler, Katsma, Kleefisch, T. Larson, Murphy, Murtha, Nerison, Novak, Petryk, Quinn, Rohrkaste, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, A. Ott, Ripp, Weatherston, Barca, Doyle, Hintz, Kahl and C. Taylor; cosponsored by Senators Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Gudex, Vukmir, Harsdorf, Wanggaard, Olsen, Marklein, Tiffany, Cowles, Lasee, LeMahieu, Moulton, Roth, Petrowski, Shilling, Hansen, Lassa, Vinehout, Erpenbach, Harris Dodd and C. Larson

  2. Oct 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance

  3. Oct 15, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 15, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Oct 16, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  6. Oct 16, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Oct 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-27-2015 by Committee on Rules

  8. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 90, Noes 2

  9. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Representatives Riemer, Shankland and Tittl added as coauthors

  10. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  11. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Oct 28, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Oct 29, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  16. Oct 29, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  17. Nov 5, 2015 · Senate

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

  18. Nov 5, 2015 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-6-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  19. Nov 6, 2015 · Senate

    Senator Bewley added as a cosponsor

  20. Nov 6, 2015 · Senate

    Placed on the foot of the 12th order of business on the calendar of 11-6-2015

  21. Nov 6, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Darling and S. Fitzgerald

  22. Nov 6, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended and taken up

  23. Nov 6, 2015 · Senate

    Read a second time

  24. Nov 6, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  25. Nov 6, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Nov 6, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  27. Nov 6, 2015 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 32, Noes 0

  28. Nov 6, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Nov 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment 1 adopted)

  30. Nov 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to calendar of 11-16-2015 pursuant to Assembly Rule 93

  31. Nov 16, 2015 · Assembly

    Senate Amendment 1 concurred in

  32. Nov 16, 2015 · Assembly

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  33. Dec 2, 2015 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 12-2-2015

  34. Dec 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 12-14-2015

  35. Dec 16, 2015 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-16-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 119

  36. Dec 16, 2015 · Assembly

    Published 12-17-2015