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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 128

Prohibiting the group insurance board from contracting for or providing abortion services

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 4, 2018. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 7, 2017

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 61 to 35

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 18 to 14

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2017 Wisconsin Act 191

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 4, 2018: “Published 4-4-2018”

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What it does

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

Under current law, the Group Insurance Board offers health insurance coverage to eligible employees under the Wisconsin Retirement System, which include all state employees and state annuitants and may include local government employees if the local governmental unit elects to participate in a GIB health insurance plan. This bill prohibits GIB from entering into any contract with respect to a group health insurance plan or providing a group health insurance plan on a self-insured basis that provides abortion services, with certain exceptions.

Who's behind it

25 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 25 are Republicans.

9 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 34 names

Authors (25)

Signed on in support (9)

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 6 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Health vote to recommend it

Passed, 7 to 3 · Oct 31, 2017

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 Health, Ayes 7, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 61 to 34 · Nov 2, 2017

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

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 34”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 61 to 34 · Nov 2, 2017

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

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 4 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 34”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 61 to 35 · Nov 2, 2017 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 98 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (61)

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Insurance vote to recommend it

Passed, 3 to 2 · Feb 16, 2018

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 Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 18 to 14 · Feb 20, 2018

See how each of the 32 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 4, 2018

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 4, 2018

    The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 191.

  3. Apr 2, 2018

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 20, 2018

    The Senate passed it too, 18 to 14.

  5. Feb 16, 2018

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.

  6. Jan 26, 2018

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism, by the Senate President,.

  7. Dec 13, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  8. Nov 6, 2017

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance, Housing and Trade.

  9. Nov 3, 2017

    The Senate received it.

  10. Nov 2, 2017

    The Assembly passed it, 61 to 35.

  11. Oct 31, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  12. Oct 31, 2017

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 3.

  13. Apr 24, 2017

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  14. Apr 19, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Mar 7, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.

  16. Mar 7, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Jacque, Tusler, Brandtjen, Allen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Duchow, Edming, Horlacher, Hutton, Kleefisch, Kremer, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Petersen, Petryk, Quinn, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Craig, Kapenga, Lasee, Marklein, Nass, Stroebel, Vukmir and Wanggaard

  2. Mar 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Apr 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 24, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Rohrkaste added as a coauthor

  5. Apr 24, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives C. Taylor, Zamarripa, Kolste and Subeck

  6. Apr 25, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives C. Taylor, Subeck, Kolste and Zamarripa

  7. Apr 26, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Oct 31, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 7, Noes 3

  9. Oct 31, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Oct 31, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-2-2017 by Committee on Rules

  11. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representatives C. Taylor, Anderson, Barca, Berceau, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Fields, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Meyers, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, Subeck, Vruwink, Wachs, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick

  13. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 34

  14. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representatives C. Taylor, Subeck, Barca, Sinicki, Sargent, Shankland, Pope, Hebl, Kessler, Brostoff, Anderson, Berceau, Billings, Bowen, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Fields, Genrich, Goyke, Hesselbein, Hintz, Kolste, Mason, Meyers, Milroy, Ohnstad, Riemer, Spreitzer, Stuck, Vruwink, Wachs, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick

  15. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 34

  16. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 61, Noes 35

  19. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Nov 3, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Nov 6, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance, Housing and Trade

  22. Dec 13, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  23. Jan 26, 2018 · Senate

    Rereferred to committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism, by the Senate President, pursuant to Senate Rule 20(1)(c)

  24. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  25. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  26. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  27. Feb 16, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  28. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  29. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  30. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  31. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 14

  32. Feb 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  33. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  34. Feb 26, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-26-2018

  35. Apr 2, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2018

  36. Apr 4, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 191

  37. Apr 4, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 4-4-2018

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Author

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Signed on in support

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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Roll call

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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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary