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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 819

Employment of individuals with disabilities enrolled in long-term care programs and making an appropriation. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 17, 2018. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 8, 2018

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 95 to 0

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 32 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2017 Wisconsin Act 323

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 17, 2018: “Published 4-17-2018”

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What it does

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

This bill requires the Board for People with Developmental Disabilities to develop a program to provide coaching for the hiring of individuals with disabilities.

“Coaching,” under this bill, is providing specific, targeted supports to a business, school district, or vocational agency that demonstrates how coworkers can provide internal support to a coworker with a disability, eliminating the need for a job coach or other individual from outside of the employer. BPDD is required to take certain actions specified in the bill for the coaching program. BPDD is required to provide the coaching to private and nonprofit businesses and to schools, care management organizations that administer Family Care or the Family Care Partnership Program, consultant agencies that assist enrollees in the self-directed services option known as IRIS, and other employment services providers for the state's long-term care programs.

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The bill requires BPDD to request proposals from those businesses, schools, care management organizations, consultant agencies, and employment services providers to participate in a coaching program for the hiring of individuals with disabilities. The bill then requires BPDD to provide coaching and award grants to those entities that meet criteria specified in the bill.

Who's behind it

20 lawmakers are its ⁠. 14 are Republicans and 6 are Democrats.

8 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 28 names

Authors (20)

Signed on in support (8)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There were 6 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Workforce Development vote to recommend it

Passed, 13 to 0 · Feb 14, 2018

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 Workforce Development, Ayes 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 95 to 0 · Feb 20, 2018 · 3 didn't vote

See how each of the 98 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (95)

Didn't vote (3)

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

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 15, 2018

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

Official motion: “Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 15, 2018

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

Official motion: “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 15, 2018

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

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 32 to 0 · Mar 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 17, 2018

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 17, 2018

    The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 323.

  3. Apr 12, 2018

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 20, 2018

    The Senate passed it too, 32 to 0.

  5. Mar 15, 2018

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  6. Mar 15, 2018

    “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  7. Mar 15, 2018

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  8. Mar 12, 2018

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  9. Feb 21, 2018

    The Senate received it.

  10. Feb 20, 2018

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  11. Feb 20, 2018

    The Assembly passed it, 95 to 0.

  12. Feb 14, 2018

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  13. Feb 14, 2018

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.

  14. Jan 30, 2018

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Jan 18, 2018

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  16. Jan 18, 2018

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  17. Jan 10, 2018 to Jan 11, 2018

    1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.

  18. Jan 8, 2018

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development.

  19. Jan 8, 2018

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 8, 2018 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Macco, Berceau, Quinn, Allen, Anderson, R. Brooks, Duchow, Edming, Genrich, Jacque, Katsma, Loudenbeck, Petryk, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Shankland, Steffen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Bewley, Cowles and Ringhand

  2. Jan 8, 2018 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development

  3. Jan 10, 2018 · Assembly

    Representative Spiros added as a coauthor

  4. Jan 11, 2018 · Assembly

    Senator Hansen added as a cosponsor

  5. Jan 18, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Jan 18, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Jan 18, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Jan 18, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Jan 18, 2018 · Assembly

    Representative Jagler added as a coauthor

  10. Jan 30, 2018 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  11. Feb 2, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  12. Feb 14, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  13. Feb 14, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  14. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:48 PM on 2-20-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 26

  15. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  16. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 95, Noes 0

  19. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Representative Barca added as a coauthor

  20. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  22. Mar 12, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  23. Mar 12, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  24. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  25. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  26. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  27. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  28. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  29. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  30. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  31. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

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

  32. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  33. Mar 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  34. Mar 29, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-29-2018

  35. Apr 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-12-2018

  36. Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 323

  37. Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 4-17-2018

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