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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 222

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Relating to: grants for creation of rural wellness facilities and programs and making an appropriation. (FE)

Health services, department of — Health Health services, department of — Supportive living and treatment Hospitals and health care facilities Rural planning

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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 to distribute $500,000 in

grant moneys to hospitals located in a rural area or health systems with a hospital

or clinic located in a rural area for wellness facilities and programs in rural

Wisconsin. The department must distribute a minimum of two grants and each

grant may be up to $250,000. In order to qualify for a grant, an applicant must have

demonstrated that matching funds will be available for the program or facility that

is the subject of the grant application and that the program or facility that is the

subject of the grant application is targeted to address community health needs

identified by the applicant's community needs assessment, including chronic illness

management, occupational health services, and rehabilitation services.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Billings (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Genrich (D) , Jagler (R) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Meyers (D) , Mursau (R) , Nerison (R) , Novak (R) , Petryk (R) , Quinn (R) , Ripp (R) , Snyder (R) , Spiros (R) , Summerfield (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tauchen (R) , Tranel (R) , Tusler (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Zimmerman (R)

12 cosponsors

Bewley (D) , Carpenter (D) , Cowles (R) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Harsdorf (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Ringhand (D) , Shankland (D) , Shilling (D) , Vinehout (D)

Full history

  1. Apr 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Edming, E. Brooks, Quinn, Tranel, Ballweg, Kitchens, Krug, Kulp, Mursau, Nerison, Novak, Petryk, Ripp, Snyder, Spiros, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Tusler, VanderMeer, Zimmerman, Billings, Genrich, Jagler and Meyers; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Harsdorf, Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Erpenbach, Hansen, Olsen, Ringhand, Shilling and Vinehout

  2. Apr 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Rural Development and Mining

  3. Apr 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 3, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Shankland added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1