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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 162

Participation in the Volunteer Health Care Provider program by agencies serving homeless individuals. (FE)

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 15, 2019

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

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

This bill allows nonprofit agencies and their volunteer health care providers that provide services to persons who are recipients of Medical Assistance to participate in the Volunteer Health Care Provider program if the Medical Assistance recipients served are primarily homeless individuals. Except for health care providers credentialed in another state who have separate requirements and liability exemptions under current law, volunteer health care providers providing services under the program are currently agents of the state for certain purposes, including the following: 1) representation by the attorney general in a civil action or other matter brought before a court or administrative agency; 2) mandatory filing of a notice of claim before bringing a civil claim against the agent; and 3) payment by the state of a judgment of damages and costs against the agent when found to be acting within the scope of employment. Currently, certain individuals may serve as volunteer health care providers by providing services through a nonprofit agency or for a school board or school governing body while receiving no income for the services.

To participate in the Volunteer Health Care Provider program, a health care professional must submit a joint application with a nonprofit agency, school board, or school governing body to the Department of Health Services for approval. A volunteer health care provider providing services through a nonprofit agency must provide services without charge except that certain dental services may be provided to Medical Assistance recipients under the program.

Who's behind it

28 lawmakers are its ⁠. 16 are Republicans and 12 are Democrats.

10 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 38 names

Authors (28)

Signed on in support (10)

What it would cost

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

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Medicaid Reform and Oversight vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 31, 2019

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 Medicaid Reform and Oversight, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Nov 4, 2019

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  3. Oct 31, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  4. Oct 31, 2019

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  5. May 22, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  6. May 20, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  7. Apr 15, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Medicaid Reform and Oversight.

  8. Apr 15, 2019

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 15, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Stuck, Felzkowski, Anderson, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Horlacher, Kolste, Kulp, Mursau, Novak, Ohnstad, Plumer, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Steffen, Subeck, C. Taylor, Tusler, Vining, Sinicki, Loudenbeck and Murphy; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Johnson, Carpenter, Nass, Ringhand, Stroebel, Wirch, Cowles and L. Taylor

  2. Apr 15, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Medicaid Reform and Oversight

  3. May 20, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 22, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Sep 24, 2019 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Oct 31, 2019 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Medicaid Reform and Oversight, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Oct 31, 2019 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Nov 4, 2019 · Assembly

    Senator Craig added as a cosponsor

  9. Nov 5, 2019 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-7-2019 by Committee on Rules

  10. Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  11. Apr 1, 2020 · 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.

More in the glossary

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

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

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

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

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