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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 237

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Relating to: family planning and preventive health services grants and granting rule-making authority.

Birth control Federal aid Health services, department of — Health Maternal and infant care Women Women_owned enterprise

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Health Services (DHS) to apply, on an

annual basis, for grant funds under Title X of the federal Public Health Service Act

and to distribute funds received first to the Wisconsin Well-Woman Program and

public entities, including state, county, and local health departments and health

clinics, and, if there are remaining funds, to certain nonpublic entities.

Under this bill, DHS must annually apply for Title X grant funds and distribute

these funds for family planning and related preventive health services, including

those specified in the bill. DHS must distribute grant funds giving first priority to

the Wisconsin Well-Woman Program and to public entities, including state, county,

and local health departments and health clinics. If any moneys remain after those

distributions, DHS may then distribute grant funds to nonpublic entities that are

hospitals or federally qualified health centers that provide comprehensive primary

and preventive care.

Under this bill, a public entity that receives family planning and preventive

health services grant funds may provide some or all of the funds to other public or

private entities provided that the recipient of the funds does not provide abortion

services, make referrals for abortion services, or have an affiliate that provides

abortion services or makes referrals for abortion services.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Kapenga (R) , Lazich (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Moulton (R) , Roth (R) , Stroebel (R)

35 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Allen (R) , Bernier (R) , Born (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Craig (R) , Czaja (R) , Edming (R) , Gannon (R) , Heaton (R) , Horlacher (R) , Hutton (R) , Jacque (R) , Jagler (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Knudson (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Macco (R) , Murphy (R) , Petersen (R) , Quinn (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Schraa (R) , Skowronski (R) , Steffen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Vorpagel (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 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.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 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.

Full history

  1. Aug 24, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Kapenga, Lazich, LeMahieu, Moulton, Roth and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Jacque, Kleefisch, Allen, Bernier, Born, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Craig, Czaja, Edming, Gannon, Heaton, Horlacher, Hutton, Jarchow, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, T. Larson, Macco, Murphy, A. Ott, Petersen, Quinn, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl and Vorpagel

  2. Aug 24, 2015 · Senate

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

  3. Sep 3, 2015 · Senate

    Representative Jagler added as a cosponsor

  4. Sep 14, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Sep 22, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Sep 23, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Kapenga

  7. Oct 13, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Oct 16, 2015 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. Oct 16, 2015 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  10. Oct 16, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1