Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
Assembly Bill 148
Relating to: disenrollment of ineligible individuals from and redeterminations of eligibility for the BadgerCare Plus program and database confirmation for public assistance program eligibility.
By Representatives Penterman, Macco, Allen, Behnke, Bodden, Born, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Knodl, Magnafici, Moses, Nedweski, Petersen, Plumer, Rettinger, Rozar, Snyder, Sortwell, Steffen, Tittl and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Stafsholt, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Nass and Stroebel.
April 07, 2023������������ Referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
April 12, 2023������������ Public Hearing Held
Present:������ (14)����� Representative Moses; Representatives Rozar, Brooks, Dittrich, Gundrum, Magnafici, Murphy, Schutt, Summerfield, Subeck, Riemer, J. Anderson, Vining and Drake.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (2)������� Representatives Sapik and VanderMeer.
Appearances For
������ Representative William Penterman - 37th Assembly District
Appearances Against
������ None.
Appearances for Information Only
������ Adam Gibbs - Opportunity Solutions Project
Registrations For
������ Senator Rob Stafsholt - 10th Senate District
������ Kyle� Koenen - WI Institute for Law & Liberty
������ Rachel VerVelde - WMC
������ Brian Dake - WI Independent Businesses
Registrations Against
������ Catherine McDermott - Alliance of Health Insurers
������ Tim Lundquist - WI Assoc of Health Plans
������ Peter Bakken - WI Council of Churches
������ Sara Sahli - American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
������ William Parke-Sutherland - Kids Forward
������ Molly Collins - American Lung Association
������ Tami Jackson - WI Board for People with Developmental Disabilities
������ Chelsea� Shanks - WI Counties Assoc.
������ Barbara Sella - WI Catholic Conference
Registrations for Information Only
������ HJ Waukau - Department of Health Services
April 19, 2023������������ Executive Session Held
Present:������ (16)����� Representative Moses; Representatives Rozar, Brooks, Dittrich, Gundrum, Magnafici, Murphy, Sapik, Schutt, Summerfield, VanderMeer, Subeck, Riemer, J. Anderson, Vining and Drake.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (0)������� None.
Moved by Representative Rozar, seconded by Representative Summerfield that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes:���� (11)�� Representative Moses; Representatives Rozar, Brooks, Dittrich, Gundrum, Magnafici, Murphy, Sapik, Schutt, Summerfield and VanderMeer.
Noes:���� (5)���� Representatives Subeck, Riemer, J. Anderson, Vining and Drake.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 11, Noes 5
Moved by Representative Murphy, seconded by Representative Gundrum that Assembly Bill 148 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes:���� (11)�� Representative Moses; Representatives Rozar, Brooks, Dittrich, Gundrum, Magnafici, Murphy, Sapik, Schutt, Summerfield and VanderMeer.
Noes:���� (5)���� Representatives Subeck, Riemer, J. Anderson, Vining and Drake.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 11, Noes 5
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Maryjane Behm
Committee Clerk