Assembly Bill 101
Creating an ineligibility period in the Medical Assistance and FoodShare programs for voluntary employment termination. (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
Mar 8, 2023
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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, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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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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 and FoodShare programs for certain employment terminations. The MA program, known also as the federal Medicaid program, provides health care services to individuals who have limited financial resources. The FoodShare program, also known as the food stamp program or the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, provides financial assistance to individuals with limited financial resources for the purchase of food.
Under the bill, an able-bodied adult who is not eligible for the MA program and who voluntarily terminates legal, paid employment continues to be ineligible for the MA 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 the 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; 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 that was concurrent with honorable discharge from the U.S. armed forces; concerns about personal safety or harassment accompanied by certain proof of the concerns; or termination that was the result of the relocation of a spouse in the U.S. armed forces on active duty.
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Under the bill, an able-bodied adult who, while being ineligible for the MA or FoodShare program, voluntarily terminates legal, paid employment, subsequently accepts new legal, paid employment, and is then involuntarily terminated or laid off is not ineligible for either program. Further, the bill specifies that any individual to whom the bill applies continues to be eligible for any program or public service the purpose of which is to train or prepare the individual for employment.
The bill requires DHS, which administers both the MA and FoodShare programs, to seek approval from the federal government to implement these ineligibility periods, if federal approval is required.
Who's behind it
8 representatives are its . All 8 are Republicans.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Ty Bodden · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Nik Rettinger · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 24, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 17, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 8, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities.
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Mar 8, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 8, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Bodden, Brandtjen, Green, Gustafson, Magnafici, Penterman and Rettinger; cosponsored by Senators Nass, Kapenga, Marklein and Stroebel
- Mar 8, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities
- Mar 17, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Knodl added as a coauthor
- Apr 24, 2023 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 15, 2024 · 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