Wisconsin 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: To Executive 17 R cosponsors

AB 236 — Relating to: payments to certain long-term care facilities and their staff. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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What changed in the latest version

20 added · 48 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of AB 236 adds a requirement that nursing homes and assisted living facilities must allocate at least 50% of the payment they receive towards bonus pay for their employees, particularly those who work directly with residents. This change emphasizes the importance of supporting staff in these facilities amid ongoing staffing challenges, ensuring that caregivers receive additional financial recognition for their essential work. The bill also continues to authorize the distribution of $150 million from federal rescue funds for various facility improvements and health system integration.

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- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRB-2707/2 TJD:cdc&wlj ASSEMBLY BILL 236 April 2, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives ROZAR , ANDER M EER, DITTRICH, A RMSTRONG, BORN, CABRAL-G UEVARA, CALLAHAN, DUCHOW , DMING , UNDRUM , K RUG, KURTZ, LOUDENBECK , MOSES, M URSAU, OLDENBURG , PETRYK, PLUMER , SNYDER , SWEARINGEN , TRANEL, VORPAGEL , W ITTKE and ZIMMERMAN , cosponsored by Senators B ERNIER, ELZKOWSKI and STAFSHOLT.
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care.
Assembly Bill 236 Date of publication*:
A N A CT relating to:
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT relating to:
payments to certain long-term care facilities and their staff.
payments to certain long−term care facilities and their staff.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill requires the governor to direct $150,000,000 from the moneys received under the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for the Department of Health Services to distribute to nursing homes and assisted living facilities that apply to DHS for a onetime payment.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in 50.01 (3), and assisted living facilities that apply to the senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
The payment may be used for purposes including capital projects and for integration into the statewide health information exchange system.
department for a onetime payment, which may be used by the nursing home or assisted living facility for purposes SECTION 1.Nonstatutory provisions.
The bill defines assisted living facilities to be community-based residential facilities, adult family homes, and residential care apartment complexes.
including capital projects and for assisting with integra- (1) PAYMENTS TO LONG−TERM CARE FACILITIES.
To receive a payment, the nursing home or assisted living facility must ensure that no less than percent of the payment provides bonuses to employees subject to limitations that ARPA has on payments to individuals.
tion into the statewide health information exchange sys- (a) In this subsection, “assisted living facility” means tem.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
To receive a payment under this paragraph, the nurs- a community−based residential facility, as defined in s.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
ing home or assisted living facility shall ensure that no 50.01 (1g), an adult family home, as defined in s.
S ECTION 1.Nonstatutory provisions.
50.01 less than 50 percent of the payment received by the nurs- (1), or a residential care apartment complex, as defined ing home or assisted living facility provides bonus pay- in s.
(1) PAYMENTS TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.
- 2022 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2707/2 TJD:cdc&wlj ASSEMBLY BILL 236 S ECTION 1 (a) In this subsection, “assisted living facility” means a community-based residential facility, as defined in s.
50.01 (1g), an adult family home, as defined in s.
50.01 (1), or a residential care apartment complex, as defined in s.
(b) The governor shall direct $150,000,000 from the moneys received under the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L.
ments to its employees, with an emphasis on providing (b) The governor shall direct $150,000,000 from the bonuses to those employees who have direct contact with moneys received under the federal American Rescue residents of the nursing home or assisted living facility, Plan Act of 2021,P.L.
117-2, for the department of health services to distribute to nursing homes, as defined in s.
117−2, for the department of health subject to any limitations on payments to individuals services to distribute to nursing homes, as defined in s.
50.01 (3), and assisted living facilities that apply to the department for a onetime payment, which may be used by the nursing home or assisted living facility for purposes including capital projects and for assisting with integration into the statewide health information exchange system.
under the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
To receive a payment under this paragraph, the nursing home or assisted living facility shall ensure that no less than 50 percent of the payment received by the nursing home or assisted living facility provides bonus payments to its employees, with an emphasis on providing bonuses to those employees who have direct contact with residents of the nursing home or assisted living facility, subject to any limitations on payments to individuals under the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
* Section 991.11,ISCONSINSTATUTES:
(END)
Effective date of acts.
“Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor’s partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-22-2021

  4. Presented to the Governor on 4-21-2021 by directive of the Speaker

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 4-14-2021

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 12

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

  12. Placed on calendar 4-14-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  14. Received from Assembly

  15. Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 58, Noes 37

  17. Rules suspended

  18. Ordered to a third reading

  19. Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 58, Noes 37

  20. Decision of the Chair appealed

  21. Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  22. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Anderson, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink

  23. Read a second time

  24. Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor

  25. Placed on calendar 4-13-2021 by Committee on Rules

  26. Referred to committee on Rules

  27. Report passage recommended by Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 5, Noes 2

  28. Executive action taken

  29. Public hearing held

  30. Representative Schraa added as a coauthor

  31. Representatives Knodl, Steffen, Jagler and James added as coauthors

  32. Read first time and referred to Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care

  33. Introduced by Representatives Rozar, VanderMeer, Dittrich, Armstrong, Born, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Krug, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Moses, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Snyder, Swearingen, Tranel, Vorpagel, Wittke and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Bernier, Felzkowski and Stafsholt

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24 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 108 not signed on · 26 voted No

Sponsors (24)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (108)

108 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

CONCURRENCE

Passed 19 Yea · 12 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7500
Republican 12000
Democrat 0701
Total 191201
% of votes cast 59%38%0%3%
How each member voted (32)
Member Party Vote
BALLWEG — Yea
BERNIER — Yea
STROEBEL — Yea
KOOYENGA — Yea
COWLES — Yea
DARLING — Yea
PETROWSKI — Yea
AGARD — Nay
BEWLEY — Nay
RINGHAND — Nay
ERPENBACH — Nay
ROTH — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Johnson, LaTonya Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Not Voting
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

Passed 58 Yea · 37 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 35100
Democrat 01800
Unaffiliated 231800
Total 583700
% of votes cast 61%39%0%0%
How each member voted (95)
Member Party Vote
BALDEH — Nay
BOWEN — Nay
BRANDTJEN — Yea
BROSTOFF — Nay
CABRAL-GUEVA — Yea
CABRERA — Nay
CONLEY — Nay
CONSIDINE — Nay
EDMING — Yea
GOYKE — Nay
HEBL — Nay
HINTZ — Nay
HORLACHER — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
KERKMAN — Yea
KUGLITSCH — Yea
LOUDENBECK — Yea
MACCO — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MEYERS — Nay
MILROY — Nay
MOORE OMOKUN — Nay
MYERS — Nay
OHNSTAD — Nay
OLDENBURG — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
POPE — Nay
RAMTHUN — Yea
RIEMER — Nay
ROZAR — Yea
SANFELIPPO — Yea
SCHRAA — Yea
SHELTON — Nay
SKOWRONSKI — Yea
STEINEKE — Yea
TAUCHEN — Yea
THIESFELDT — Yea
VORPAGEL — Yea
VRUWINK — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Nay
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 58 Yea · 37 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 35100
Democrat 01800
Unaffiliated 231800
Total 583700
% of votes cast 61%39%0%0%
How each member voted (95)
Member Party Vote
BALDEH — Nay
BOWEN — Nay
BRANDTJEN — Yea
BROSTOFF — Nay
CABRAL-GUEVA — Yea
CABRERA — Nay
CONLEY — Nay
CONSIDINE — Nay
EDMING — Yea
GOYKE — Nay
HEBL — Nay
HINTZ — Nay
PLUMER — Yea
POPE — Nay
RAMTHUN — Yea
RIEMER — Nay
ROZAR — Yea
SANFELIPPO — Yea
SCHRAA — Yea
SHELTON — Nay
SKOWRONSKI — Yea
STEINEKE — Yea
TAUCHEN — Yea
THIESFELDT — Yea
HORLACHER — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
KERKMAN — Yea
KUGLITSCH — Yea
LOUDENBECK — Yea
MACCO — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MEYERS — Nay
MILROY — Nay
MOORE OMOKUN — Nay
MYERS — Nay
OHNSTAD — Nay
OLDENBURG — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
VORPAGEL — Yea
VRUWINK — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Nay
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 236?
AB 236 is sponsored by Zimmerman, Shannon (Republican), Wittke, Robert (Republican), Vorpagel, Tranel, Travis (Republican), Swearingen, Rob (Republican), Snyder, Patrick (Republican), Plumer, Petryk, Oldenburg, Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Moses, Clint (Republican), Loudenbeck, Kurtz, Tony (Republican), Krug, Scott (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Edming, Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Callahan, Calvin (Republican), Cabral-Guevara, Rachael (Republican), Born, Mark (Republican), Armstrong, David (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), VanderMeer, Nancy (Republican), and Rozar.
What is the current status of AB 236?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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