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Bills from the 2023–24 session

Assembly Bill 114

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 21, 2023

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. 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 Health, Aging and Long-Term Care. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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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 requires the Department of Health Services to seek approval from the federal Department of Health and Human Services to extend until the last day of the month in which the 365th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls Medical Assistance benefits to women who are eligible for those benefits when pregnant.

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.

Read the full summary

2021 Wisconsin Act 58 required DHS to seek approval from the federal Department of Health and Human Services to extend these postpartum Medical Assistance benefits until the last day of the month in which the 90th day after the last day of the pregnancy falls. On June 3, 2022, DHS filed a Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver application with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to extend postpartum coverage for eligible Medical Assistance recipients, as required by 2021 Wisconsin Act 58 . 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

49 lawmakers are its ⁠. 26 are Republicans and 23 are Democrats.

30 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 79 names

Authors (49)

Signed on in support (30)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Apr 15, 2024

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Apr 19, 2023 to Feb 21, 2024

    14 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.

  3. Apr 4, 2023

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Mar 22, 2023 to Mar 27, 2023

    3 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.

  5. Mar 21, 2023

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care.

  6. Mar 21, 2023

    Introduced in the Assembly.

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  1. Mar 21, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Rozar, Kurtz, Allen, Andraca, Armstrong, Baldeh, Behnke, Billings, Bodden, Brandtjen, Conley, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Drake, Duchow, Emerson, Goyke, Green, Joers, Kitchens, Krug, Madison, Michalski, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Ortiz-Velez, Ratcliff, Riemer, Rodriguez, Schmidt, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Stubbs, Subeck, Summerfield, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vining, Wichgers, Jacobson and Shelton; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Felzkowski, Carpenter, Cowles, Feyen, Hesselbein, James, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Quinn, Roys, Spreitzer, Taylor and Wimberger

  2. Mar 21, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care

  3. Mar 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Clancy added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 23, 2023 · Assembly

    Representatives Knodl and Bare added as coauthors

  5. Mar 27, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Agard added as a cosponsor

  6. Apr 4, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Apr 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Haywood added as a coauthor

  8. May 3, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor

  9. Jun 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative McGuire added as a coauthor

  10. Jun 20, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Wirch added as a cosponsor

  11. Jun 26, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Hong added as a coauthor

  12. Jun 28, 2023 · Assembly

    Representatives C. Anderson and Considine added as coauthors

  13. Nov 20, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Neylon added as a coauthor

  14. Jan 10, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor

  15. Jan 23, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Melotik added as a coauthor

  16. Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Representatives S. Johnson, Brooks and Myers added as coauthors

  17. Feb 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative J. Anderson added as a coauthor

  18. Feb 21, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Schutt added as a coauthor

  19. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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