Senate Bill 604
Information and demonstration requirements for hearing instrument specialists and audiologists. (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
Nov 27, 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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Committee
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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
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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.
Subject to certain exceptions, this bill requires a hearing instrument specialist or an audiologist, at the time of an initial examination for the fitting and sale of a hearing aid, to inform the prospective client or other purchaser about the operation and benefits of hearing aids with features, such as telecoils, that can provide a direct connection between the hearing aid and an assistive listening system. If the client or other purchaser purchases such a hearing aid, the hearing instrument specialist or audiologist must demonstrate for the client or purchaser the proper use of the technology.
In addition, the bill requires a hearing instrument specialist or audiologist, when delivering a receipt to a person supplied with a hearing aid, to include in the receipt language requiring the client or other purchaser to verify that the client or purchaser has received any required information about hearing aids with features, such as telecoils, and, if the client or purchaser has purchased such a hearing aid, that the client or purchaser has been provided the required demonstration on its use.
Who's behind it
Chris Larson, a Democrat, is its .
9 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (9)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, 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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Dec 6, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 27, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.
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Nov 27, 2019
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 27, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Brostoff, Skowronski, Spreitzer, Emerson, Sinicki, Vruwink, Anderson, Bowen and C. Taylor
- Nov 27, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- Dec 6, 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