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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 662

Fees charged for certain coroner or medical examiner services. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 31, 2016. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 8, 2016

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 16, 2016

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Mar 15, 2016

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2015 Wisconsin Act 336

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 31, 2016: “Published 3-31-2016”

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What it does

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

This bill expands a moratorium on fee increases for certain fees charged by a county for coroner or medical examiner services and creates an exception to this moratorium.

Under current law, from July 14, 2015, to April 17, 2017, a county may not charge a funeral home, cemetery, or crematorium an amount that exceeds the amount that was in effect on April 17, 2015, for any of the following fees: 1) fees for services rendered by a coroner; 2) fees assessed for the signing of a death certificate by a coroner or medical examiner; or 3) fees assessed related to transportation services. If on or after April 18, 2017, a county increases the amount of any of the fees specified above, any increase may not exceed the annual percentage change in the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the 12 months ending on December 31 of the year before the increase.

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Under this bill, the moratorium is expanded to cover a fee charged to any person by a county for the purposes specified above, and the purpose listed under item 1) above is expanded to cover fees for services rendered by a coroner or medical examiner. The bill also clarifies that fees for services rendered by a medical examiner may not exceed an amount that is reasonably related to the actual cost of providing the service.

Also under this bill, with some exceptions, if a county that had been providing coroner or lay medical examiner services begins providing physician medical examiner services under an intergovernmental cooperation agreement, at the time that the agreement takes effect, the board may establish the fee assessed for the signing of a death certificate by a coroner or medical examiner at an amount that exceeds the amount that was in effect on April 17, 2015, and without regard to any changes in the U.S. consumer price index.

Who's behind it

5 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 5 are Republicans.

4 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 9 names

Authors (5)

Signed on in support (4)

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 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs vote on an amendment

Passed, 9 to 0 · Feb 5, 2016

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs vote to recommend it

Passed, 8 to 1 · Feb 5, 2016

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

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 1”. 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

What happened

  1. Mar 31, 2016

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 31, 2016

    The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 336.

  3. Mar 29, 2016

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 15, 2016

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. 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)

  6. Feb 17, 2016

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Feb 17, 2016

    The Senate received it.

  8. Feb 16, 2016

    The Assembly passed it.

  9. Feb 16, 2016

    The Assembly adopted it.

  10. Feb 5, 2016

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Feb 5, 2016

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 1.

  12. Feb 3, 2016

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Jan 28, 2016

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  14. Jan 25, 2016

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  15. Jan 13, 2016

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  16. Jan 8, 2016

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.

  17. Jan 8, 2016

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 8, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Nygren, Novak, Ballweg, Loudenbeck and E. Brooks; cosponsored by Senators Cowles and Olsen

  2. Jan 8, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Urban and Local Affairs

  3. Jan 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Representative Genrich added as a coauthor

  4. Jan 25, 2016 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jan 28, 2016 · Assembly

    Representative Skowronski added as a coauthor

  6. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nygren

  7. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  8. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Feb 5, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  10. Feb 5, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 1

  11. Feb 5, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2016 by Committee on Rules

  13. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  14. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  16. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  19. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  22. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

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

  24. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-15-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  26. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  28. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  29. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Mar 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  31. Mar 23, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2016

  32. Mar 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-29-2016

  33. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-30-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 336

  34. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 3-31-2016

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Wisconsin Act

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Author

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Signed on in support

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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

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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