Senate Bill 503
Certification of abortion providers under the Medical Assistance program
Vetoed by the governor
Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Dec 6, 2021. Lawmakers did not , so it stands.
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Introduced, passed
Aug 11, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 20 to 11
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 55 to 38
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Governor, stopped here
Vetoed Dec 6, 2021.
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, May 17, 2022: “Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”
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Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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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
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.
This bill prohibits the Department of Health Services from certifying, and requires DHS to decertify by July 1, 2022, a provider under the Medical Assistance program that is a private entity that provides abortion services or is an affiliate of a person that provides abortion services. The prohibition does not apply to any hospital that terminates pregnancies under any of the following circumstances: the termination is directly and medically necessary to save the life of the woman; the pregnancy is the result of sexual assault or incest, which has been reported to law enforcement; or the termination is, due to a medical condition existing prior to the abortion, directly and medically necessary to prevent grave, long-lasting physical health damage to the woman.
If DHS determines that it needs to request a waiver of federal law or a state plan amendment or obtain other federal approval to implement this prohibition on certification and requirement to decertify, the bill requires DHS to submit the request or seek federal approval. Generally, under current law, DHS establishes criteria for certifying providers to provide services under the Medical Assistance program and certifies those providers. The Medical Assistance program is a joint federal and state program administered by DHS that provides health services to individuals who have limited financial resources.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . All 5 are Republicans.
20 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (20)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Terry Katsma · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There were 3 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Government Operations vote to recommend it
Passed, 3 to 2 · Oct 15, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 20 to 11 · Oct 20, 2021 · 2 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (20)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Roger Roth (R, 19)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (11)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Melissa Agard (D, 16)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
Didn't vote (2)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 55 to 38 · Oct 27, 2021 · 4 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (55)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Alex Dallman (R, 39)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- Barbara Dittrich (R, 99)
- Bob Wittke (R, 63)
- Calvin Callahan (R, 35)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Clint Moses (R, 92)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dave Armstrong (R, 67)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Donna Rozar (R, 69)
- Elijah Behnke (R, 6)
- Gae Magnafici (R, 28)
- James Edming (R, 87)
- Janel Brandtjen (R, 22)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- John Macco (R, 88)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Jon Plumer (R, 42)
- Ken Skowronski (R, 82)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Loren Oldenburg (R, 96)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Michael Schraa (R, 53)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Pat Snyder (R, 85)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rick Gundrum (R, 58)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
- Rob Summerfield (R, 68)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Ron Tusler (R, 3)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Shae Sortwell (R, 2)
- Shannon Zimmerman (R, 30)
- Terry Katsma (R, 26)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Tony Kurtz (R, 41)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Treig Pronschinske (R, 29)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Tyler Vorpagel (R, 27)
- Will Penterman (R, 38)
No (38)
- Beth Meyers (D, 74)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Chuck Wichgers (R, 84)
- Dave Considine (D, 81)
- David Bowen (D, 10)
- Deb Andraca (D, 23)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Don Vruwink (D, 43)
- Dora Drake (D, 4)
- Evan Goyke (D, 18)
- Francesca Hong (D, 76)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- Greta Neubauer (D, 66)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jimmy Anderson (D, 47)
- Jodi Emerson (D, 91)
- Jonathan Brostoff (D, 19)
- Kalan Haywood (D, 16)
- Katrina Shankland (D, 71)
- Kristina Shelton (D, 90)
- LaKeshia Myers (D, 12)
- Lee Snodgrass (D, 52)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Marisabel Cabrera (D, 9)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Robyn Vining (D, 13)
- Samba Baldeh (D, 48)
- Sara Rodriguez (D, 13)
- Shelia Stubbs (D, 78)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Sue Conley (D, 44)
- Supreme Moore Omokunde (D, 17)
- Timothy Ramthun (R, 59)
- Tip McGuire (D, 64)
- Tod Ohnstad (D, 65)
Didn't vote (4)
- Cody Horlacher (R, 33)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- Joe Sanfelippo (R, 15)
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D, 8)
Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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May 17, 2022
The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.
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Dec 6, 2021
The governor vetoed it.
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Dec 2, 2021
Sent to the governor.
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Oct 27, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Oct 27, 2021
The Assembly passed it too, 55 to 38.
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Oct 26, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Oct 21, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 20, 2021
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 20, 2021
The Senate passed it, 20 to 11.
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Oct 15, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.
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Oct 14, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Aug 26, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Aug 11, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection.
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Aug 11, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Aug 11, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Wanggaard, Nass, Marklein and Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Gundrum, Rozar, Katsma, Ramthun, Moses, Murphy, Neylon, Callahan, Thiesfeldt, Kuglitsch, Brooks, Schraa, Cabral-Guevara, Spiros, Allen, Edming and Knodl
- Aug 11, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection
- Aug 26, 2021 · Senate
Representative Penterman added as a cosponsor
- Oct 14, 2021 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 15, 2021 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 15, 2021 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Oct 15, 2021 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 19, 2021 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-20-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Representative Ramthun withdrawn as a cosponsor
- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 20, Noes 11
- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 20, 2021 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 10-27-2021 by Committee on Rules
- Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor
- Oct 27, 2021 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Oct 27, 2021 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Oct 27, 2021 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 27, 2021 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Oct 27, 2021 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 55, Noes 38, Paired 2
- Oct 27, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Tittl added as a cosponsor
- Oct 27, 2021 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 27, 2021 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Nov 2, 2021 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Dec 2, 2021 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 12-2-2021
- Dec 6, 2021 · Senate
Report vetoed by the Governor on 12-3-2021
- May 17, 2022 · Senate
Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
- May 17, 2022 · Senate
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Terms on this page
Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
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
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
Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote