Assembly Bill 543
Social and financial impact reports. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 31, 2016. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Nov 24, 2015
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 11, 2016
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 19 to 13
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2015 Wisconsin Act 288
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 31, 2016: “Published 3-31-2016”
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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.
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Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
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 expands the definition of a health insurance mandate and requires the Commissioner of Insurance (commissioner) to submit a report on the social or financial impact of any bill or amendment containing a health insurance mandate, or statement explaining the reason for not submitting such a report, before any public hearing is held or vote is taken on the bill or amendment.
Current law defines a health insurance mandate as a statute that requires an insurance policy to do any of four things: 1) permit a person to obtain treatment or services from a particular type of health care provider; 2) provide coverage for the treatment of a particular disease or condition; 3) provide coverage of a particular type of health care treatment or service, including particular drugs, supplies, or equipment; and 4) provide coverage for a particular type of person based on the person's relationship to the insured. This bill provides that a statute is also a health insurance mandate if it: 1) requires a particular benefit design under an insurance policy for the treatment of a particular disease, condition, or other health care need, for a particular type of health care treatment or service, or for the provision of equipment, supplies, or drugs used in connection with a health care treatment or service; or 2) imposes limits or conditions on a contract between an insurer and a health care provider.
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Current law requires that, if any bill contains a health insurance mandate affecting an insurance policy, plan, or contract, the commissioner must submit to the presiding officer of the house in which the bill is introduced a report on the social and financial impact of the mandate. Current law provides that the presiding officer may require that the report be printed and distributed as are amendments, but current law does not specify a time by which the report must be submitted.
This bill requires that the commissioner submit a report if any amendment, as well as any bill, contains a health insurance mandate. The commissioner may, however, decide not to prepare a report and submit a written statement that explains the reason for not preparing a report. In that case, the chairperson of a committee to which the bill has been referred, the presiding officer of either house, or any other member of the legislature may request that the commissioner submit a report instead. The report or statement is printed as an appendix to the bill or amendment and distributed to the members of the legislature, and made available to the public, before any public hearing is held on the bill or amendment by a committee or before any vote is taken on the bill or amendment by either house of the legislature.
Who's behind it
18 lawmakers are its . All 18 are Republicans.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (18)
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Gannon · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Tyler Vorpagel · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Devin LeMahieu · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Thomas Tiffany · Republican, Senate
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, 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.
Assembly Committee on Insurance vote to recommend it
Passed, 11 to 0 · Feb 2, 2016
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 Insurance, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 14, 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, 19 to 13 · Mar 15, 2016 · 1 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (19)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Frank G. Lasee (R, 1)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Leah Vukmir (R, 5)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Mary Lazich (R, 28)
- 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)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (13)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Julie M. Lassa (D, 24)
- Kathleen Vinehout (D, 31)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Nikiya Harris Dodd (D, 6)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
Didn't vote (1)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 13”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 31, 2016
The new law was published.
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Mar 31, 2016
The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 288.
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Mar 29, 2016
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 15, 2016
The Senate passed it too, 19 to 13.
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Mar 14, 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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Feb 12, 2016
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Feb 11, 2016
The Senate received it.
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Feb 11, 2016
The Assembly passed it.
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Feb 2, 2016
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 2, 2016
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.
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Jan 14, 2016
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 17, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 24, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Insurance.
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Nov 24, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Nov 24, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Jagler, Born, R. Brooks, Craig, Duchow, Edming, Gannon, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Knodl, T. Larson, Petersen, Ripp, Sanfelippo, Spiros, Steffen and Vorpagel; cosponsored by Senators Vukmir, Kapenga, LeMahieu, Stroebel and Tiffany
- Nov 24, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance
- Dec 17, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 14, 2016 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 28, 2016 · Assembly
Executive session held
- Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Insurance, Ayes 11, Noes 0
- Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-11-2016 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 11, 2016 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 12, 2016 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Feb 12, 2016 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 14, 2016 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Mar 14, 2016 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-15-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 15, 2016 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 15, 2016 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 15, 2016 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Mar 15, 2016 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 13
- Mar 15, 2016 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 16, 2016 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 23, 2016 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2016
- Mar 29, 2016 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 3-29-2016
- Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 3-30-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 288
- Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly
Published 3-31-2016
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