2017 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 13. Legislative branch.
13.0966 Review of bills or amendments establishing health insurance mandates.
13.0966 Review of bills or amendments establishing health insurance mandates.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) “Bill," except as otherwise provided, includes an amendment.
(b) “Office" means the office of the commissioner of insurance.
(2) Report on bills establishing health insurance mandates.
(a) Any bill that requires a report by the office under s. 601.423 shall have that requirement noted on its jacket when the jacket is prepared.
(b) When a bill that requires a report under s. 601.423 is introduced, the legislative reference bureau shall submit a copy of the bill to the office. The office shall prepare the report or, if the office decides not to prepare the report, a written statement that explains the reason for not preparing the report. If the office prepares a written statement, the chairperson of a standing committee to which the bill has been referred, the presiding officer of either house of the legislature, either cochairperson of the joint committee on finance, or any other member of the legislature may request that the office prepare a report instead, in which case the office shall prepare a report.
(c)
1. The report or written statement prepared under this section shall be printed as an appendix to the bill and shall be distributed in the same manner as amendments.
2. The report or written statement shall be distributed, and made available to the public, before any vote is taken on the bill by either house of the legislature if the bill is not referred to a standing committee, or before any public hearing is held before any standing committee or, if no public hearing is held, before any vote is taken by the committee.
