Wisconsin House Bill 754 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-1)
Status: Failed on April 8 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-04-08 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to repeal 441.15 (1) (a) and 655.001 (7t) (b); to renumber and amend 655.001 (7t) and 655.001 (7t) (a); to amend 48.983 (4) (a) 4m., 48.983 (4) (b), 48.983 (6) (a) (intro.), 48.983 (6) (a) 1., 48.983 (6) (a) 2., 48.983 (6) (a) 3., 48.983 (6) (a) 4., 48.983 (6) (a) 4m., 48.983 (6) (a) 6., 48.983 (6) (a) 6m., 48.983 (6) (b) 1., 48.983 (6) (c), 48.983 (6g) (a) and (b), 48.983 (6m), 48.983 (6r), 48.983 (7) (title) and (a) (intro.), 48.983 (7) (ag), 48.983 (7) (ar), 48.983 (7) (b), 48.983 (7) (c), 48.983 (8), 71.07 (9e) (aj) (intro.), 253.15 (2), 253.15 (6), 253.15 (7) (e), 441.15 (2) (b), 441.15 (3) (c), 441.15 (4), 448.02 (3) (a), 619.04 (3), 655.002 (1) (a), 655.002 (1) (b) (intro.), 655.002 (1) (b) 1., 655.002 (1) (b) 2., 655.002 (1) (b) 3., 655.002 (1) (c), 655.002 (1) (d), 655.002 (1) (e), 655.002 (1) (em), 655.002 (2) (a), 655.002 (2) (b), 655.003 (1), 655.003 (3), 655.005 (2) (a), 655.005 (2) (a), 655.005 (2) (b), 655.23 (5m), 655.27 (3) (a) 4. and 655.27 (3) (b) 2m.; and to create 36.25 (54), 38.04 (33), 48.983 (9), 49.45 (24w), 49.815, 50.36 (2m), 50.36 (3i), 69.02 (2) (c), 69.14 (1) (i), 71.07 (9e) (h), 253.162, 253.18, 441.15 (1) (am), 441.15 (1) (c), 441.15 (4m), 448.35, 448.40 (2) (am), 655.001 (7t) (b), 655.001 (9c), 655.003 (4), 655.27 (3) (b) 2f. and 655.275 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes; Relating to: expanding eligibility for the earned income tax credit; hospital best practices for postpartum patients and newborns; hospital staff privileges and written agreements required for nurse-midwives; coverage of nurse-midwives under the injured patients and families compensation fund; a report on information related to hospital neonatal intensive care units; an electronic application and information system to determine eligibility and register for public assistance programs; directing the Department of Health Services to request a Medical Assistance waiver; evidence-based home visitation program services for persons who are at risk of poor birth outcomes or of abusing or neglecting their children; designating race and ethnicity on birth certificates; a report on fetal and infant mortality and birth outcomes; requiring informed consent for performance on pregnant women of certain elective procedures prior to the full gestational term of a fetus; cultural competency training for certain students enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System and the technical college system; granting rule-making authority; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)

Expanding eligibility for the earned income tax credit; hospital best practices for postpartum patients and newborns; hospital staff privileges and written agreements required for nurse-midwives; coverage of nurse-midwives under the injured patients and families compensation fund; a report on information related to hospital neonatal intensive care units; an electronic application and information system to determine eligibility and register for public assistance programs; directing the Department of Health Services to request a Medical Assistance waiver; evidence-based home visitation program services for persons who are at risk of poor birth outcomes or of abusing or neglecting their children; designating race and ethnicity on birth certificates; a report on fetal and infant mortality and birth outcomes; requiring informed consent for performance on pregnant women of certain elective procedures prior to the full gestational term of a fetus; cultural competency training for certain students enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System and the technical college system; granting rule-making authority; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)

Rep. Cory Mason [D]	Rep. Sandra Pasch [D]	Rep. Nick Milroy [D]	Rep. Mandela Barnes [D]
Sen. LaTonya Johnson [D]	Rep. Debra Kolste [D]	Rep. Tod Ohnstad [D]	Rep. Andrew Jorgensen [D]
Rep. Gary Hebl [D]	Rep. Terese Berceau [D]	Rep. Evan Goyke [D]	Sen. Janis Ringhand [D]
Rep. Brett Hulsey [D]	Rep. Sondy Pope [D]	Rep. Jocasta Zamarripa [D]	Rep. Jon Richards [D]
Rep. Katrina Shankland [D]	Rep. Mandy Wright [D]	Rep. Robb Kahl [D]	Sen. Dale Schultz [R]
Sen. Lena Taylor [D]	Sen. John Lehman [D]	Sen. Robert Wirch [D]	Sen. Timothy Cullen [D]
Sen. Timothy Carpenter [D]	Sen. Nikiya Harris Dodd [D]

2014-02-13 - House - Assembly: Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Health and take up (Y: 38 N: 59 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-08	House	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2014-03-14	House	Withdrawn from committee on Health and referred to committee on Insurance pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)
2014-02-27	House	Fiscal estimate received
2014-02-27	House	Fiscal estimate received
2014-02-24	House	Fiscal estimate received
2014-02-13	House	Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Health and take up, Ayes 38, Noes 59
2014-02-13	House	Representative Riemer added as a coauthor
2014-02-11	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
2014-02-11	House	Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2013/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab754
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2013/REG/AB754.pdf
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2013/av0309