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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 787

Funding for respite care under the Alzheimer's Family and Caregiver Support Program and making an appropriation. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 22, 2016. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 22, 2016

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 18, 2016

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 32 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2015 Wisconsin Act 273

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 22, 2016: “Published 3-23-2016”

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What it does

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

This bill provides additional funding to the Department of Health Services for respite care under the Alzheimer's Family and Caregiver Support Program.

Who's behind it

36 lawmakers are its ⁠. 24 are Republicans and 12 are Democrats.

9 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 45 names

Authors (36)

Signed on in support (9)

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 Mental Health Reform vote on an amendment

Passed, 10 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 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Mental Health Reform, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Mental Health Reform vote on an amendment

Passed, 10 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 Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Mental Health Reform, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Mental Health Reform vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 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 as amended recommended by Committee on Mental Health Reform, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment

Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 8, 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 Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment

Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 8, 2016

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment

Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 8, 2016

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 3 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 8, 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 Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 94 to 0 · Feb 18, 2016 · 5 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (94)

Didn't vote (5)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 94, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Health and Human Services vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 8, 2016

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

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote on an amendment

Passed, 19 to 13 · Mar 15, 2016

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

Official motion: “Senate Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 32 to 0 · Mar 15, 2016 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Didn't vote (1)

Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 22, 2016

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 22, 2016

    The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 273.

  3. Mar 21, 2016

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 15, 2016

    2 more senators signed on in support.

  5. Mar 15, 2016

    The Senate passed it too, 32 to 0.

  6. Mar 8, 2016

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  7. Mar 3, 2016

    The committee held a public hearing.

  8. Feb 23, 2016

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.

  9. Feb 18, 2016

    The Senate received it.

  10. Feb 18, 2016

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  11. Feb 18, 2016

    The Assembly passed it, 94 to 0.

  12. Feb 18, 2016

    The Assembly adopted it.

  13. Feb 8, 2016

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  14. Feb 8, 2016

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.

  15. Feb 2, 2016

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  16. Feb 2, 2016

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.

  17. Feb 1, 2016 to Feb 2, 2016

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  18. Feb 1, 2016

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  19. Jan 26, 2016

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  20. Jan 25, 2016

    The committee held a public hearing.

  21. Jan 22, 2016

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Mental Health Reform.

  22. Jan 22, 2016

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 22, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Bernier, Kolste, Rohrkaste, Hesselbein, Novak, Tittl, Brostoff, Meyers, Skowronski, Macco, Jagler, Czaja, Petryk, Swearingen, Kleefisch, Quinn, Kitchens, Kahl, A. Ott, Ripp, Zepnick, Spiros, Subeck, Murphy, E. Brooks, Sargent, Kulp, Ballweg, Nygren, Ohnstad, Johnson, Sanfelippo, Considine, Steineke, Sinicki and Born; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Hansen and C. Larson

  2. Jan 22, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health Reform

  3. Jan 25, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 26, 2016 · Assembly

    Representative Katsma added as a coauthor

  5. Jan 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Rohrkaste

  6. Jan 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Rohrkaste

  7. Feb 1, 2016 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Feb 1, 2016 · Assembly

    Representative Genrich added as a coauthor

  9. Feb 1, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Representative Spreitzer added as a coauthor

  11. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Mental Health Reform, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  12. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Mental Health Reform, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  13. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Mental Health Reform, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  14. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  15. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  16. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Joint Committee on Finance

  17. Feb 8, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  18. Feb 8, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  19. Feb 8, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 3 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  20. Feb 8, 2016 · Assembly

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

  21. Feb 8, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  22. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:49 PM on 2-18-2016 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  23. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  24. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  25. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  26. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 adopted

  27. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  29. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 94, Noes 0

  30. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Representatives Shankland and Barca added as coauthors

  31. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. Feb 18, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  33. Feb 23, 2016 · Senate

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

  34. Mar 3, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  35. Mar 3, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  36. Mar 8, 2016 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  37. Mar 8, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  38. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

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

  39. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

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

  40. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  41. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  42. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  43. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  44. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

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

  45. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Senator Lassa added as a cosponsor

  46. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Senator L. Taylor added as a cosponsor

  47. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  48. Mar 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  49. Mar 21, 2016 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  50. Mar 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-21-2016

  51. Mar 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-21-2016

  52. Mar 22, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-22-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 273

  53. Mar 22, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 3-23-2016

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

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