Assembly Bill 943
Grants for patient lift devices and making an appropriation. (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
Jan 12, 2024
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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 Health, Aging and Long-Term Care. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 requires the Department of Health Services to establish and administer a program to award grants to community-based residential facilities, hospices, nursing homes, and residential care apartment complexes for the purchase of patient lift devices. In order to receive a grant, an applicant must meet criteria established by DHS, including a requirement to report data as specified by DHS or a third party under contract with DHS. Grant recipients must spend grant moneys only on patient lift devices that 1) are approved by DHS, 2) can be operated independently by a patient or resident, 3) can be operated by or with the assistance of facility staff, and 4) aid in mechanically lifting a human.
Who's behind it
12 lawmakers are its . 9 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- Samba Baldeh · Democrat, Assembly
- Sue Conley · Democrat, Assembly
- Dora Drake · Democrat, Senate
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lee Snodgrass · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- C. Anderson, Schmidt and Ohnstad
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, 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 12, 2024
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 17, 2024 to Feb 20, 2024
5 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Jan 12, 2024
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care.
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Jan 12, 2024
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 12, 2024 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Palmeri, Baldeh, Conley, Drake, Joers, Maxey, Mursau, O'Connor, Ratcliff, Sinicki, Snodgrass and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Feyen and Taylor
- Jan 12, 2024 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
- Jan 17, 2024 · Assembly
Representatives C. Anderson, Schmidt and Ohnstad added as coauthors
- Feb 1, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Jacobson added as a coauthor
- Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly
Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
- Apr 12, 2024 · 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