Noes: 2 - Senators Carpenter and Wirch.
ANDRÉ JACQUE
Chairperson
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Minority Report
On June 8, 2023, Senators Carpenter and Wirch offered the following minority report, pursuant to Senate Rule 28, to the Senate Committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism: Concerning committee action on 2023 Wisconsin Senate Bill 263
We cannot support Senate Bill 263 as written because without additional changes, the legislation is likely to result in unintended consequences and unnecessary costs to Wisconsin taxpayers. We appreciate the goals of the bill’s authors and sincerely desire to continue working with them to achieve these changes to the SeniorCare program. We believe that if we work together to address that concerns of the Department of Health Services (DHS), we can bring legislation to the Senate floor that would receive a unanimous vote.
The committee received testimony from the DHS warning that the bill as written creates inequities between the SeniorCare program and the Medicaid program. The bill would require DHS to seek changes to the SeniorCare waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). DHS is concerned that an inequity in the prescription drug benefits offered by SeniorCare and Medicaid is not waivable, risking denial of the request and requiring an inordinate amount of time to obtain a determination.
DHS explained that new system functionality, processes, and frameworks would be required to implement the SeniorCare program to include the changes made in this legislation, requiring significant time and effort, adding administrative costs that would be borne by the taxpayers of Wisconsin.
The Department has offered solutions such as including a 100-day extension for both the Medicaid and SeniorCare programs, eliminating the potential inequities between programs and removing the need to see approval from CMS for changes to the SeniorCare Waiver. This solution would reduce the administrative burdens for both programs resulting in an estimated total savings of $34.4 million.
Unfortunately, a vote on this proposal was scheduled before the conclusion of negotiations. We believe that a more thorough committee process, relaxed timeline for conversation between stakeholders, and an in-person executive session could have provided the opportunity to reach a unanimous committee vote.
Sincerely,
TIM CARPENTER
Senator
BOB WIRCH
Senator
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Petitions and Communications
hist168936Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representatives Joers and J. Anderson added as cosponsors of Senate Bill 12. hist168939Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Snodgrass added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 40. hist168938Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative J. Anderson added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 94. hist168935Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Moses added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 161. hist168927Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representatives Joers and Andraca added as cosponsors of Senate Bill 211. hist168940Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Snodgrass added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 293. hist168941Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Snodgrass added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 294. hist168942Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Snodgrass added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 295. hist168943Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Snodgrass added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 297. hist168937Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Dittrich added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 308. hist168934Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representatives Hurd and Sinicki added as cosponsors of Senate Bill 326. _____________
Messages from the Assembly Considered
Assembly Bill 14
Relating to: repair and replacement of implements of husbandry under warranty.
By Representatives Tittl, Pronschinske, Edming, Murphy, Mursau, Rozar, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Jacque.
hist168966Read first time and referred to the committee on Agriculture and Tourism. Assembly Bill 109
Relating to: requiring one-half credit of personal financial literacy for high school graduation.
By Representatives Dallman, Penterman, Allen, Behnke, Binsfeld, Bodden, Callahan, Dittrich, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Jacobson, Joers, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kurtz, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Petryk, Plumer, Rettinger, Rozar, Schutt, Sinicki, Steffen, Subeck, Summerfield, Tranel, Tusler, Zimmerman and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Stafsholt, Agard, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Hesselbein, James, Marklein, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Cowles.
hist168967Read first time and referred to the committee on Education. Assembly Bill 166
Relating to: definition of “sexual contact” for purposes of crimes against children and sexual assault and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Rettinger, Nedweski, C. Anderson, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Donovan, Gundrum, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Rozar, Sapik, Subeck and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Wanggaard, Marklein and Tomczyk.
hist168968Read first time and referred to the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Assembly Bill 200
Relating to: biennial report on various metrics related to the issuance of occupational credentials.
By the Joint Legislative Council.
hist168969Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 201
Relating to: publication of credential metrics.
By the Joint Legislative Council.
hist168971Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 202
Relating to: investigations of conviction records by the Department of Safety and Professional Services for purposes of determining eligibility for credentials and granting rule-making authority.
By the Joint Legislative Council.
hist168973Read first time and referred to the committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism. Assembly Bill 203
Relating to: renewals of certain credentials.
By the Joint Legislative Council.
hist168975Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 204
Relating to: renewal dates and continuing education requirements for certain credentials issued by the Department of Safety and Professional Services and credentialing boards and granting rule-making authority.
By the Joint Legislative Council.
hist168977Read first time and referred to the committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism. Assembly Bill 205
Relating to: practice of certain professions by credential holders from other states.
By the Joint Legislative Council.
hist168978Read first time and referred to the committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism. Assembly Bill 206
Relating to: requiring the Department of Safety and Professional Services to post certain credential information on its website.
By the Joint Legislative Council.
hist168979Read first time and referred to the committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism. Assembly Joint Resolution 39
Relating to: proclaiming June 12, 2023, as Ronald Reagan Freedom Day in Wisconsin.
By Representatives Tittl, Armstrong, Binsfeld, Dittrich, Edming, Gundrum, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Petryk, Rettinger, Rozar and Steffen; cosponsored by Senators James, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Marklein and Nass.
hist168980Read and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Joint Resolution 53
Relating to: celebrating the 175th year of Wisconsin's statehood.
By Representatives Summerfield, Subeck, Allen, C. Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, Baldeh, Bare, Callahan, Clancy, Dittrich, Donovan, Drake, Duchow, Emerson, Green, Gundrum, Haywood, Hong, Joers, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Krug, Madison, Michalski, Murphy, Myers, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Palmeri, Penterman, Petryk, Pronschinske, Ratcliff, Rettinger, Rozar, Schmidt, Schraa, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Spiros, Stubbs, Swearingen, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer, Wittke, Gustafson, Mursau, Steffen, Neubauer and Conley; cosponsored by Senators James, Agard, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Roys, Spreitzer, Taylor, Wirch and Jacque.
hist168981Read and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. _____________
Adjournment
Senator Testin, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand adjourned until Tuesday, June 13, 2023.
Adjourned.
10:23 A.M.
