Senate Bill 418
Right to specific staffing arrangements for certain patients in an intensive treatment program. (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
Sep 17, 2019
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill establishes a right for certain patients in an intensive treatment program at one of the centers for the developmentally disabled operated by the Department of Health Services to have, upon request, staff of a requested sex present for certain interactions. Specifically, under the bill, a patient in an intensive treatment program has, if the patient or the patient's parent or guardian requests, a right to a staffing arrangement under which at least one person of the sex requested by the patient or the patient's parent or guardian be present for certain interactions, including 1) assistance with bathing, toileting, or any activity that requires removal of clothing other than outerwear, footwear, or accessories; 2) movement within the center or other transfer that involves transport through an isolated area such as a stairwell or elevator or in a vehicle; or 3) any interaction in a private room, bathroom, changing room, exam room, or any other isolated area.
Under the bill, this right, like certain other existing statutory patient rights, may be denied for cause after review by the director of the facility, and may be denied when medically or therapeutically contraindicated as documented by the patient's physician, licensed psychologist, or licensed mental health professional in the patient's treatment record. The individual must be informed in writing of the grounds for withdrawal of the right, and there must be documentation of the grounds in the patient's treatment record. The decision is subject to a review and grievance process established by DHS for patient rights issues. The bill also limits the amount DHS may expend in accommodating these staffing arrangement requests to no more than $3,000,000 per fiscal year.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . All 4 are Republicans.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (13)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
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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Oct 17, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 17, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.
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Sep 17, 2019
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Sep 17, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Kooyenga, Craig, Nass and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Hutton, Sinicki, Allen, Brooks, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Kuglitsch, Mursau, Novak, Skowronski, Steffen, Tittl and Wichgers
- Sep 17, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- Oct 17, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 1, 2020 · Senate
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