April 3, 2023 - Introduced by Joint Legislative Council. Referred to Committee on Health.
SB173,,22An Act to create 69.18 (1m) (c) 3. of the statutes; relating to: providing additional information fields regarding occupation on death records. SB173,,33Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill is explained in the Notes provided by the Joint Legislative Council in the bill.
SB173,,44The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: Joint Legislative Council prefatory note: This bill was prepared for the Joint Legislative Council Study Committee on Uniform Death Reporting Standards.
Current law requires that a death record be filed with the state whenever a death occurs. The death record must include various information about the decedent, including information for statistical use only that is collected on the standard death record form recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics (currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), along with any other data as directed by the state registrar, including race, educational background, and health risk behavior.
The bill requires that, beginning on September 1, 2025, a death record include data on the decedent’s usual occupation in a format that allows inclusion of up to 2 additional occupations, if applicable.
SB173,15Section 1. 69.18 (1m) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read: SB173,,6669.18 (1m) (c) 3. Beginning on September 1, 2025, data on the decedent’s usual occupation in a format directed by the state registrar that allows inclusion of up to 2 additional occupations, if applicable.
