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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 183

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Relating to: certification of abortion providers under the Medical Assistance program.

Abortion Health services department of — Administration Medical assistance Medical service

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, stopped here
  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 prohibits the Department of Health Services from certifying, and

requires DHS to decertify by July 1, 2020, a provider under the Medical Assistance

program that is a private entity that provides abortion services or is an affiliate of

a person that provides abortion services. The prohibition does not apply to any

hospital that terminates pregnancies under any of the following circumstances: the

termination is directly and medically necessary to save the life of the woman; the

pregnancy is the result of sexual assault or incest, which has been reported to law

enforcement; or the termination is, due to a medical condition existing prior to the

abortion, directly and medically necessary to prevent grave, long-lasting physical

health damage to the woman.

If DHS determines that it needs to request a waiver of federal law or a state plan

amendment or obtain other federal approval to implement this prohibition on

certification and requirement to decertify, the bill requires DHS to submit the

request or seek federal approval. Generally, under current law, DHS establishes

criteria for certifying providers to provide services under the Medical Assistance

program and certifies those providers. The Medical Assistance program is a joint

federal and state program administered by DHS that provides health services to

individuals who have limited financial resources.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Brooks (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , Horlacher (R) , Hutton (R) , James (R) , Katsma (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Kurtz (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Murphy (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Schraa (R) , Skowronski (R) , Snyder (R) , Sortwell (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Zimmerman (R)

7 cosponsors

Bernier (R) , Craig (R) , Kapenga (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Stroebel (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 8, Noes 5

Passed 8–5 May 9, 2019 official source full page

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

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 64–32 May 15, 2019 official source full page

Aye · 64

Not voting · 3

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

Passed 3–2 Jun 3, 2019 official source full page

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

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 19–13 Jun 5, 2019 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Apr 19, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Dittrich, Tusler, Brooks, Duchow, Gundrum, Horlacher, Hutton, James, Katsma, Krug, Kulp, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Sortwell, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Ballweg, Zimmerman, Edming, Skowronski and Snyder; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Craig, Nass, Kapenga, Bernier and Marklein

  2. Apr 19, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. May 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. May 9, 2019 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. May 9, 2019 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 8, Noes 5

  6. May 9, 2019 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. May 9, 2019 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-15-2019 by Committee on Rules

  8. May 15, 2019 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 64, Noes 32

  9. May 15, 2019 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. May 15, 2019 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. May 15, 2019 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. May 15, 2019 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  13. May 16, 2019 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  14. May 16, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  15. May 16, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  16. May 23, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque

  17. Jun 3, 2019 · Senate

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

  18. Jun 3, 2019 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  19. Jun 4, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Pronschinske added as a coauthor

  20. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a second time

  21. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  22. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  24. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  25. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Jun 5, 2019 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  27. Jun 6, 2019 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  28. Jun 6, 2019 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 6-6-2019

  29. Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 6-20-2019

  30. Jun 24, 2019 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 6-21-2019

  31. Jul 16, 2019 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  32. May 12, 2020 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2020 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  33. May 12, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82