Assembly Bill 62
Assignment of dental benefits under health insurance
Became law
The governor signed it on Jan 31, 2024. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Feb 23, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Nov 14, 2023
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jan 16, 2024
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 91
Latest entry in the official record, Jan 31, 2024: “Published 2-1-2024”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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.
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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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill allows an individual insured under a health benefit plan that includes coverage of dental services to assign reimbursement for dental and related services directly to a dental provider. If reimbursement for dental care is assigned to a provider of dental care, the bill requires the insurer to directly pay the provider the amount of any claim under the same criteria and payment schedule under which it would have reimbursed the insured.
Who's behind it
19 representatives are its . All 19 are Republicans.
15 more lawmakers .
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Authors (19)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Tom Michalski · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Nik Rettinger · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Peter Schmidt · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Swearingen · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (15)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Amy Binsfeld · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 4 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Insurance vote on an amendment
Passed, 11 to 0 · Nov 8, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Insurance, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Insurance vote to recommend it
Passed, 11 to 0 · Nov 8, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Insurance, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Insurance and Small Business vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 11, 2024
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Insurance and Small Business, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 12, 2024
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Jan 31, 2024
The new law was published.
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Jan 31, 2024
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 91.
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Jan 29, 2024
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 16, 2024
The Senate passed it too.
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Jan 12, 2024
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Jan 11, 2024
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Nov 21, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance and Small Business.
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Nov 15, 2023
The Senate received it.
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Nov 14, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 14, 2023
The Assembly passed it.
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Nov 14, 2023
The Assembly adopted it.
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Nov 8, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Nov 8, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.
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Nov 6, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Sep 21, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 31, 2023 to Jun 14, 2023
3 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Feb 23, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Insurance.
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Feb 23, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 23, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Brooks, Green, Armstrong, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Kitchens, Knodl, Macco, Michalski, O'Connor, Rettinger, Rozar, Schmidt, Spiros, Swearingen and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Ballweg, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, James, Marklein, Quinn and Wanggaard
- Feb 23, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance
- Mar 31, 2023 · Assembly
Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor
- Apr 4, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Binsfeld added as a coauthor
- Apr 11, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Brandtjen added as a coauthor
- Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Jacobson added as a coauthor
- Sep 13, 2023 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Brooks
- Sep 21, 2023 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 24, 2023 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Nov 6, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor
- Nov 8, 2023 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Insurance, Ayes 11, Noes 0
- Nov 8, 2023 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Insurance, Ayes 11, Noes 0
- Nov 8, 2023 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-14-2023 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Krug added as a coauthor
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 15, 2023 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Nov 21, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance and Small Business
- Jan 11, 2024 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 11, 2024 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Insurance and Small Business, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 11, 2024 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 12, 2024 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 12, 2024 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Jan 17, 2024 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 1-17-2024
- Jan 17, 2024 · Assembly
LRB correction
- Jan 29, 2024 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 1-29-2024
- Jan 31, 2024 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 1-31-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 91
- Jan 31, 2024 · Assembly
Published 2-1-2024
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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