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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 272

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Relating to: eligibility for Family Care for individuals who are deaf-blind. (FE)

Blind and visually impaired Boat Deaf and hearing impaired Nursing homes and adult care

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill grants functional eligibility for Family Care—a program that provides community-based long-term care services—to people who are deaf-blind. Under current law, a person must meet certain criteria in order to be eligible for Family Care, including that the person is at least 18 years of age; the person has a physical or developmental disability or is a frail elder; and the person is both functionally and financially eligible based on the standards described in the statute. The bill adds an express provision that a person is functionally eligible for the Family Care program if the person is deaf-blind, as defined in the bill.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Billings (D) , Brown (D) , Cruz (D) , DeSanto (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Dittrich (R) , Emerson (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Miresse (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Palmeri (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Roe (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D)

12 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Drake (D) , Hesselbein (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Keyeski (D) , Larson (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wirch (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 2

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Full history

  1. May 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Roe, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, Cruz, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Emerson, Joers, Madison, Miresse, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys and Wirch

  2. May 19, 2025 · Assembly

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

  3. Jun 10, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jun 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor

  5. Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1