Assembly Bill 1017
Approval of certain rate increases for health insurance. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 12, 2018
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 12, 2018: “Fiscal estimate received”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Insurance. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires that rates for health insurance policies and plans be filed before the rate is applied and requires approval by the commissioner of insurance of any rate that increases 10 percent or more. Currently, insurers must file premium rates, and changes to premium rates, for all types of insurance with the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance within 30 days after the rates or rate changes become effective. Current law prohibits premium rates from being excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory and provides guidelines for determining whether rates comply with those standards. The commissioner of insurance may order that a rate be discontinued for any policy issued or renewed after a date specified in the order if, after a hearing, the commissioner determines that the rate does not comply with those standards.
The bill requires that an insurer that writes health insurance must file with OCI premium rates, and changes to premium rates, for health insurance before those rates or changes to rates become effective. If a proposed rate is an increase of 10 percent or more, an insurer may not use the rate unless approved by the commissioner. For any other rates or rate changes, unless the commissioner holds a hearing on a rate or change to a rate, the rate or changed rate is approved if the commissioner does not disapprove the rate within 30 days after it was filed with OCI.
Who's behind it
10 lawmakers are its . All 10 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Daniel Riemer · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 12, 2018
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 12, 2018
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Insurance.
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Mar 12, 2018
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 12, 2018 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Anderson, Riemer, Berceau, Zamarripa, Sargent, Spreitzer, Sinicki, Subeck, Brostoff and Pope; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Vinehout, Risser and Larson
- Mar 12, 2018 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance
- Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Apr 12, 2018 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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