Assembly Bill 83
Authorizing creation and implementation of an advance directive registry and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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
Mar 19, 2019
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Health.
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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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Cost estimate
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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 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.
Also, if a registry is established, DHS may determine whether to incorporate advance directives previously filed with the county registers in probate. If DHS decides to incorporate these advance directives, DHS must request the documents from the registers in probate and the registers in probate must transfer a copy of the documents to DHS. If DHS requests copies of any previously filed advance directives, the registers in probate may not accept for filing new advance directives.
Who's behind it
20 lawmakers are its . 16 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.
10 more lawmakers .
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Authors (20)
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Beth Meyers · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (10)
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jul 10, 2019
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 10, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 22, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 19, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.
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Mar 19, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 19, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Horlacher, Macco, Brooks, Edming, Hutton, Meyers, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Rodriguez, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steffen, Subeck, C. Taylor, Tusler, VanderMeer and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Wanggaard and Wirch
- Mar 19, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
- Apr 22, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
- May 10, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jul 10, 2019 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- 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.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate