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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 266

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Relating to: requiring political subdivisions and Marquette University to pay health insurance premiums for survivors of a law enforcement officer who dies in the line of duty and making an appropriation. (FE)

Colleges and universities County Family Fire department Insurance — Health Medical service — Occupations Municipality Police Public service commission Revenue department of University of wisconsin — Regents

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires a political subdivision (a city, village, town, or county) and

Marquette University to pay health insurance premiums for the surviving spouse

and dependent children of a law enforcement officer who dies in the line of duty if the

political subdivision or university paid such premiums for the law enforcement

officer while he or she was employed by the political subdivision or university. The

requirement does not apply to a surviving spouse who remarries or reaches the age

of 65, or to a surviving child after he or she reaches the age of 26. Current law

provides similar benefits to the surviving spouse and dependent children of a fire

fighter who dies, or has died, in the line of duty if the municipality (city, village, or

town) paid such premiums for the fire fighter while he or she was employed by the

municipality.

Also, under the bill, if a political subdivision or Marquette University pays such

health insurance premiums, the political subdivision or university must file a

request for reimbursement for its costs with the Public Service Commission, which

is required to provide reimbursement. The bill allows the PSC to contract with the

Department of Revenue to administer the reimbursements. The reimbursement

payments are funded by a fee called the “police and fire protection fee,” which current

law requires communications providers and prepaid wireless retailers to collect from

their customers.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bernier (R) , Bewley (D) , Carpenter (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Feyen (R) , Fitzgerald (R) , Hansen (D) , Jacque (R) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Marklein (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Ringhand (D) , Risser (D) , Roth (R) , Schachtner (D) , Smith (D) , Testin (R) , Wanggaard (R) , Wirch (D)

78 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Billings (D) , Born (R) , Bowen (D) , Brandtjen (R) , Brooks and Loudenbeck , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Darling (R) , Dittrich (R) , Doyle (D) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Emerson (D) , Goyke (D) , Gruszynski (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hintz (D) , Horlacher (R) , Jagler (R) , James (R) , Katsma and B. Meyers , Kerkman (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kolste (D) , Kooyenga (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Kurtz (R) , L. Myers (D) , Larson (D) , Macco (R) , McGuire (D) , Milroy (D) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Neubauer (D) , Novak (R) , Nygren (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Ott (R) , Petryk (R) , Pope (D) , Pronschinske (R) , Quinn (R) , Ramthun (R) , Riemer (D) , Rodriguez (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Sargent (D) , Schraa (R) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , Snyder (R) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Stafsholt (R) , Steffen (R) , Stubbs (D) , Stuck (D) , Subeck (D) , Summerfield (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tauchen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tiffany (R) , Tittl (R) , Tranel (R) , Tusler (R) , Vining (D) , Vorpagel (R) , Vruwink (D) , Wichgers (R) , Wittke (R) , Zimmerman (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Sep 25, 2019 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 Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Sep 25, 2019 official source full page

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

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Oct 2, 2019 official source full page

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

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Oct 2, 2019 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 Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Oct 2, 2019 official source full page

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

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 33–0 Oct 8, 2019 official source full page

Assembly: CONCURRENCE

Passed 96–0 Oct 10, 2019 official source full page

Aye · 96

Not voting · 3

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35

Passed 61–35 Oct 10, 2019 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. Jun 7, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Bewley, Bernier, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Hansen, Jacque, Johnson, Marklein, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Roth, Schachtner, Smith, L. Taylor, Testin and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Doyle, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brandtjen, Brostoff, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Horlacher, James, Kitchens, Kolste, Krug, Kulp, Kurtz, Macco, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, L. Myers, Neubauer, Novak, Nygren, Ohnstad, Ott, Petryk, Pope, Pronschinske, Quinn, Ramthun, Riemer, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Sargent, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Steffen, Stubbs, Stuck, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wichgers, Zimmerman, Kerkman, Jagler and Wittke

  2. Jun 7, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Jun 24, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jun 25, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jul 9, 2019 · Senate

    Senator Kooyenga added as a coauthor

  6. Jul 11, 2019 · Senate

    Representative McGuire added as a cosponsor

  7. Jul 15, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Wanggaard and Bewley

  8. Aug 15, 2019 · Senate

    Senator Larson added as a coauthor

  9. Sep 10, 2019 · Senate

    Senator Darling added as a coauthor

  10. Sep 11, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  11. Sep 11, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Born added as a cosponsor

  12. Sep 12, 2019 · Senate

    Representatives Brooks and Loudenbeck added as cosponsors

  13. Sep 17, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  14. Sep 17, 2019 · Senate

    Representatives Katsma and B. Meyers added as cosponsors

  15. Sep 18, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Gruszynski added as a cosponsor

  16. Sep 19, 2019 · Senate

    Senator Tiffany added as a coauthor

  17. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  18. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  19. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  20. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  21. Sep 27, 2019 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  22. Sep 30, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Vining added as a cosponsor

  23. Oct 1, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Wanggaard and Bewley

  24. Oct 2, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  25. Oct 2, 2019 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  26. Oct 2, 2019 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  27. Oct 2, 2019 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  28. Oct 2, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  29. Oct 4, 2019 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-8-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  30. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  31. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Read a second time

  32. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  33. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  34. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

  35. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  36. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  37. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  38. Oct 8, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  39. Oct 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  40. Oct 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  41. Oct 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules

  42. Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  43. Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  44. Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Hebl

  45. Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35

  46. Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  47. Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  48. Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 96, Noes 0

  49. Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  50. Oct 11, 2019 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  51. Oct 11, 2019 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  52. Oct 11, 2019 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 10-11-2019 by directive of the President, pursuant to Senate Rule 44m (3)

  53. Oct 16, 2019 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 10-16-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 19

  54. Oct 16, 2019 · Senate

    Published 10-17-2019