Assembly Bill 987
Authorizing creation and implementation of an advance directive registry and granting rule-making authority. (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
Feb 28, 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, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Health. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. 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 authorizes the Department of Health Services to develop and implement a registry for power of attorney for health care instruments, declarations to physicians, do-not-resuscitate orders, authorizations for final disposition, and any other advance directives included by DHS. If DHS develops a registry, DHS may promulgate rules to implement the registry.
Who's behind it
13 lawmakers are its . 7 are Republicans and 6 are Democrats.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (13)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 28, 2018
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.
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Feb 28, 2018
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 28, 2018 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Horlacher, Macco, Ballweg, Considine, Edming, Kolste, Sinicki, Subeck, Spiros, Tusler, Mursau, Wachs and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Senator Bewley
- Feb 28, 2018 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
- Mar 5, 2018 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Considine, Macco and Horlacher
- Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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
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