Assembly Bill 453
Requiring the Family Care benefit and self-directed services option to be provided in Rock County. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Jan 27, 2016. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Oct 23, 2015
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 12, 2016
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 33 to 0
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2015 Wisconsin Act 127
Latest entry in the official record, Jan 27, 2016: “Published 1-27-2016”
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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
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
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 expand the Family Care and IRIS programs to Rock County. Under current law, in certain counties, Family Care and the self-directed services option known as IRIS, among other programs, provide community-based, long-term care services to individuals who meet certain functional and financial criteria and who are either frail elders or adults with physical or developmental disabilities. In each geographic area in which the Family Care benefit is available, DHS contracts with an aging and disability resource center to provide information and determine eligibility for Family Care and a care management organization (CMO) to administer the Family Care benefit. DHS may contract with a county, a long-term care district, a governing body of a tribe or band or the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, a joint association of those entities, or a private organization to be a CMO. Under current law, if DHS proposes to contract with an entity to administer the Family Care benefit in geographic areas in which, in the aggregate, resides more than 29 percent of the state population that is eligible for the Family Care benefit, DHS must first submit the proposed contract to the Joint Committee on Finance (JCF). DHS may enter into the proposed contract only if JCF approves.
This bill requires DHS to do all of the following for residents of Rock County:
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contract with a resource center such that its services are available to residents before July 1, 2016; contract with a CMO to administer the Family Care benefit such that the benefit is available to residents on July 1, 2016; and provide services under IRIS such that services are available to residents on July 1, 2016. For the contract with a CMO, the bill exempts DHS from soliciting the contract under a competitive sealed proposal process. Under the bill, DHS is not required to obtain approval from JCF to enter these contracts or provide these services to residents of Rock County.
Who's behind it
5 lawmakers are its . 3 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (2)
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 3 votes on this bill.
Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it
Passed, 16 to 0 · Nov 6, 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 Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0”. 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 to pass it
Passed, 33 to 0 · Jan 20, 2016
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (33)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Frank G. Lasee (R, 1)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Julie M. Lassa (D, 24)
- Kathleen Vinehout (D, 31)
- Leah Vukmir (R, 5)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Mary Lazich (R, 28)
- Nikiya Harris Dodd (D, 6)
- Richard Gudex (R, 18)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Roger Roth (R, 19)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
- Sheila Harsdorf (R, 10)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Terry Moulton (R, 23)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Jan 27, 2016
The new law was published.
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Jan 27, 2016
The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 127.
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Jan 25, 2016
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 20, 2016
The Senate passed it too, 33 to 0.
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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)
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Jan 15, 2016
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Jan 13, 2016
The Senate received it.
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Jan 12, 2016
The Assembly passed it.
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Nov 6, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Nov 6, 2015
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 16 to 0.
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Nov 4, 2015
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 3, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 23, 2015
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Oct 23, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 23, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Loudenbeck, Nygren, Kolste, Jorgensen and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Senators Nass and Ringhand
- Oct 23, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance
- Nov 3, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 4, 2015 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Nov 4, 2015 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Nov 6, 2015 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0
- Nov 6, 2015 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 7, 2016 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-12-2016 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 13, 2016 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jan 15, 2016 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Jan 15, 2016 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 19, 2016 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Jan 19, 2016 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-20-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 20, 2016 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 20, 2016 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 20, 2016 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Jan 20, 2016 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0
- Jan 20, 2016 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 21, 2016 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Jan 25, 2016 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 1-25-2016
- Jan 25, 2016 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 1-25-2016
- Jan 27, 2016 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 1-26-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 127
- Jan 27, 2016 · Assembly
Published 1-27-2016
Terms on this page
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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote