Assembly Bill 116
Reimbursement of wheelchairs and power mobility devices for recipients of Medical Assistance who reside in a nursing home. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 24, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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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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Signed on in support
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Health Services is required to promulgate rules that establish which medical supplies and equipment are covered by Medical Assistance and under what conditions they will be reimbursed. This bill establishes more circumstances under which DHS reimburses a provider for a complex rehabilitation technology prescribed for a recipient of Medical Assistance who resides in a nursing home. Specifically, the bill requires DHS to reimburse a provider for complex rehabilitation technology that is provided to a recipient of Medical Assistance who is a resident of a nursing home when the complex rehabilitation technology will do any of the following:
1. Contribute to the recipient's independent completion of activities of daily living.
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2. Support the recipient's vocational, occupational, and psychosocial activities.
3. Provide the recipient the independent ability to move about the nursing home, or to attain or retain self-care.
Who's behind it
15 lawmakers are its . 13 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (15)
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Health vote on an amendment
Passed, 12 to 0 · May 14, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 16 to 0 · May 14, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 16, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Sep 28, 2021
1 more senator signed on in support.
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May 14, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 14, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 16 to 0.
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Apr 1, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 25, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 24, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.
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Feb 24, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 24, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Wichgers, Brandtjen, Cabrera, Dittrich, Edming, Gundrum, Jagler, Moses, Sinicki, Skowronski, Steffen, Tittl, Rozar and Spiros; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Ballweg, Cowles, L. Taylor and Wanggaard
- Feb 24, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
- Mar 25, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 1, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 7, 2021 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Thiesfeldt
- May 11, 2021 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- May 14, 2021 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- May 14, 2021 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 16, Noes 0
- May 14, 2021 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Sep 23, 2021 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 9-28-2021 by Committee on Rules
- Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly
Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor
- Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Mar 15, 2022 · 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote