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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 162

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Relating to: grants for quality improvement initiatives and making an appropriation. (FE)

Health services, department of — Administration Hospitals and health care facilities

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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 $100,000 in

grant moneys each fiscal year to the Wisconsin Hospital Association Foundation

Quality Improvement Fund to 1) increase participation by rural hospitals in quality

improvement activities by the association; or 2) broaden the scope of quality

improvement activities provided by the association. The bill also requires the

association to submit an annual report regarding the outcomes resulting from

activities funded by the grant program.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Cowles (R) , Erpenbach (D) , Harsdorf (R) , Olsen (R) , Ringhand (D) , Shilling (D) , Testin (R)

26 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , Billings (D) , Doyle (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Genrich (D) , 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)

Full history

  1. Apr 7, 2017 · Senate

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

  2. Apr 7, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues

  3. Apr 28, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1