Assembly Bill 592
Extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (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
Oct 4, 2021
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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 Health. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Health Services to seek approval from the federal Department of Health and Human Services to extend to women who are eligible for Medical Assistance when pregnant Medical Assistance benefits until the last day of the month in which the 365th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls.
Currently, postpartum women are eligible for Medical Assistance benefits until the last day of the month in which the 60th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls.
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The Medical Assistance program is a joint federal and state program that provides health services to individuals who have limited financial resources.
Who's behind it
19 lawmakers are its . 13 are Republicans and 6 are Democrats.
20 more lawmakers .
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Authors (19)
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Dora Drake · Democrat, Senate
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (20)
- Allen and Conley
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Moore Omokunde and Vining
- Brad Pfaff · Democrat, Senate
- Shankland, Hong and Krug
- Sinicki and Snodgrass
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 17, 2021 to Mar 1, 2022
8 more representatives and 2 senators signed on in support.
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Nov 3, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 13, 2021 to Oct 25, 2021
6 more representatives signed on in support.
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Oct 4, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.
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Oct 4, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 4, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Loudenbeck, VanderMeer, J. Rodriguez, Stubbs, Billings, Cabrera, Duchow, Kitchens, Kurtz, Mursau, L. Myers, Novak, Oldenburg, Snyder, Subeck, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tusler and Drake; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Bernier, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Kooyenga, Pfaff and L. Taylor
- Oct 4, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
- Oct 13, 2021 · Assembly
- Oct 18, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Armstrong added as a coauthor
- Oct 25, 2021 · Assembly
- Nov 3, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 17, 2021 · Assembly
- Nov 18, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Andraca added as a coauthor
- Nov 23, 2021 · Assembly
Senator Bewley added as a cosponsor
- Nov 30, 2021 · Assembly
Representatives Moore Omokunde and Vining added as coauthors
- Dec 1, 2021 · Assembly
Senator Smith added as a cosponsor
- Dec 1, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Spreitzer added as a coauthor
- Dec 7, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Brostoff added as a coauthor
- Mar 1, 2022 · Assembly
Representative Hesselbein added as a coauthor
- 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.
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