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Bills · January 2018 Special Session

SB 9

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Relating to: creation of a savings account program in the Medical Assistance program. (FE)

  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

The bill requires the Department of Health Services to submit a waiver request

to the federal government to establish and implement a savings account program in

the Medical Assistance program. The savings account program should be similar in

function and operation to Health Savings Accounts, known as HSAs, which are

accounts under federal law that are used to pay or reimburse certain medical

expenses. DHS must exclude from any requirement to have a savings account any

individual who is elderly, blind, or disabled or who is a child.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

25 cosponsors

Bernier (R) , Born (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Katsma (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Murphy (R) , Neylon (R) , Petersen (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Spiros (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tauchen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Vos (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 Feb 15, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 15, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 26, 2018 · Senate

    Introduced by Committee on Senate Organization, Senators Kapenga, Cowles, Darling, LeMahieu, Stroebel, Testin, Vukmir and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Vos, Felzkowski, Thiesfeldt, Sanfelippo, Tusler, Petersen, Tauchen, Duchow, Kuglitsch, Tittl, Knodl, Brandtjen, Murphy, Spiros, Wichgers, Neylon, Bernier, Krug, Kleefisch, Rohrkaste, Katsma, Born, Kremer and Swearingen, by request of Governor Scott Walker

  2. Jan 26, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations

  3. Jan 31, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 1, 2018 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 5, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Kapenga

  6. Feb 13, 2018 · Senate

    Representative Edming added as a cosponsor

  7. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 15, 2018 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  9. Feb 15, 2018 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  10. Feb 15, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Feb 27, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1