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Bills from the 2023–24 session

Assembly Bill 296

Requiring direct reimbursement of emergency medical services under health insurance policies and plans

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

    May 25, 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 any health benefit plan that provides coverage for any emergency medical services to directly reimburse an emergency medical services provider for all emergency medical services that are provided by the emergency medical services provider and covered by the health benefit plan.

Who's behind it

6 representatives are its ⁠. 4 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.

6 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 12 names

Authors (6)

Signed on in support (6)

What happened

  1. Apr 15, 2024

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jul 19, 2023 to Aug 9, 2023

    1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.

  3. May 25, 2023

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

  4. May 25, 2023

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. May 25, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Armstrong, Behnke, Murphy, Shankland and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Marklein, Ballweg and Nass

  2. May 25, 2023 · Assembly

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

  3. Jul 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Knodl added as a cosponsor

  4. Aug 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Jacobson added as a coauthor

  5. 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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

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

More in the glossary

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

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