Senate Bill 157
Ambulance assessment program supplemental reimbursements, payment of administrative costs, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Aug 7, 2023. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Apr 3, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jun 7, 2023
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jun 21, 2023
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 30
Latest entry in the official record, Aug 7, 2023: “Published 8-5-2023”
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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.
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
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 creates an appropriation to make payments from the ambulance service provider trust fund to eligible ambulance service providers as specified under 2021 Wisconsin Act 228 . Act 228 implemented an ambulance service provider assessment on private ambulance service providers for supplemental reimbursements under the Medical Assistance program and a supplemental reimbursement under the Medical Assistance program to public ambulance service providers through certified public expenditures. Currently, the Department of Health Services administers the Medical Assistance program, which is a joint federal and state program that provides health services to individuals who have limited financial resources. Generally, under the Medical Assistance program, the state provides its share of the funding for benefits and the federal government then contributes its designated share of funding, also known as federal financial participation. Act 228 imposes on each private ambulance service provider a fee for the privilege of doing business in Wisconsin and established an ambulance service provider trust fund for the fees collected.
The bill also requires DHS to transfer moneys annually from the ambulance service provider trust fund to cover the administrative costs associated with administering the ambulance assessment and making supplemental reimbursements to ambulance providers.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . All 5 are Republicans.
22 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (22)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Binsfeld · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Cabrera and Andraca
- Alex Dallman · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Peter Schmidt · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Swearingen · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
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 3 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Health vote on an amendment
Passed, 6 to 0 · Jun 1, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 6, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 6 to 0 · Jun 1, 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 Health, Ayes 6, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 33 to 0 · Jun 7, 2023
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (33)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Cory Tomczyk (R, 29)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Melissa Agard (D, 16)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Aug 7, 2023
The new law was published.
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Aug 7, 2023
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 30.
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Aug 2, 2023
Sent to the governor.
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Jun 28, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jun 21, 2023
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jun 20, 2023 to Jun 21, 2023
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jun 14, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 7, 2023
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Jun 7, 2023
The Assembly received it.
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Jun 7, 2023
The Senate passed it, 33 to 0.
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Jun 7, 2023
The Senate adopted it.
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Jun 7, 2023
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Jun 1, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 0.
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Jun 1, 2023
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 6, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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May 3, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 2, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 19, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 3, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health.
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Apr 3, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 3, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Felzkowski, Cowles, James, Marklein and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Dallman, Armstrong, Binsfeld, Brooks, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Green, Moses, Mursau, Novak, Plumer, Rozar, Schmidt, Swearingen and Tittl
- Apr 3, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
- Apr 19, 2023 · Senate
Representative Oldenburg added as a cosponsor
- May 2, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- May 3, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- May 18, 2023 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Felzkowski
- May 24, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jun 1, 2023 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 6, Noes 0
- Jun 1, 2023 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 6, Noes 0
- Jun 1, 2023 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jun 5, 2023 · Senate
Placed on calendar 6-7-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Rules suspended to withdraw from joint committee on Finance and take up
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0
- Jun 7, 2023 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly
Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor
- Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 15, 2023 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 6-21-2023 by Committee on Rules
- Jun 20, 2023 · Assembly
- Jun 21, 2023 · Assembly
Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor
- Jun 21, 2023 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Jun 21, 2023 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jun 21, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 21, 2023 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jun 21, 2023 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jun 21, 2023 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 22, 2023 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jun 22, 2023 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Jun 28, 2023 · Senate
Representative Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
- Aug 2, 2023 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 8-2-2023
- Aug 7, 2023 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 8-4-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 30
- Aug 7, 2023 · Senate
Published 8-5-2023
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote