Assembly Bill 940
Claims for loss of society and companionship resulting from medical malpractice. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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
Feb 24, 2020
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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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 never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Health. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill adds adult children to the list of relatives that are entitled to sue for wrongful death resulting from medical malpractice. Under current law, as stated in Czapinski v. St. Francis Hospital, Inc.
, 236 Wis. 2d 316 (2000) and Lornson v.
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Siddiqui , 302 Wis. 2d 519 (2007), an adult child does not have the right to recover for the loss of society and companionship of a parent who dies as the result of medical malpractice. This bill provides that both minor and adult children have the right to recover for loss of society and companionship if the parent dies as the result of medical malpractice.
Who's behind it
Christine Sinicki, a Democrat, is its .
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Author (1)
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 24, 2020
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.
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Feb 24, 2020
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 24, 2020 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Sinicki
- Feb 24, 2020 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
- 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
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