Assembly Bill 1056
Ineligibility period in FoodShare and the Medical Assistance program for voluntary employment termination
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 17, 2022
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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, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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 creates an ineligibility period for the Medical Assistance program and FoodShare for certain employment terminations. The FoodShare program, also known as the food stamp program and the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, provides financial assistance to individuals with limited financial resources for the purchase of food. The Medical Assistance program, known also as the federal Medicaid program, provides health care services to individuals who have limited financial resources.
Under the bill, an able-bodied adult who is not eligible for the Medical Assistance program and who voluntarily terminates legal, paid employment continues to be ineligible for the Medical Assistance program for six months from the date the able-bodied adult receives the last paycheck from that employment. The bill establishes in the FoodShare program the same six-month ineligibility period resulting from voluntary employment termination by an able-bodied adult. The ineligibility period under the bill does not apply if the Department of Health Services determines that the individual terminated employment for one of same reasons that a voluntary termination does not create an ineligibility period for unemployment benefits. Those reasons include voluntary termination for the following: termination in lieu of termination of another employee; request, suggestion, or directive by the employer to violate the law; sexual harassment; illness or disability of the employee;
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illness or disability of a family member that requires the care of a family member;
change of work hours leading to a lack of child care; termination of employment that the employee could have refused to accept under current unemployment benefits law; termination was concurrent with honorable discharge from the armed forces;
concerns about personal safety or harassment accompanied by certain proof of the concerns; or termination was the result of the relocation of a spouse in the U.S. armed forces on active duty. The bill requires the Department of Health Services, which administers both the Medical Assistance program and FoodShare program, to seek approval from the federal government to implement these ineligibility periods, if that federal approval is required.
Who's behind it
4 representatives are its . All 4 are Republicans.
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Authors (4)
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 17, 2022
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform.
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Feb 17, 2022
Introduced in the Assembly.
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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