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Executive Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison
Executive Order Number 123
Relating to a Special Session of the Legislature
WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin is committed to protecting and caring for its citizens, especially its poorest and most vulnerable; and
WHEREAS, after the difficulties many have experienced in using the federal exchange and seeing the dismal enrollment numbers from the federal government, it is necessary to take action to protect Wisconsinites from the failure of the federal government's rollout of the Affordable Care Act;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Scott Walker, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, pursuant to Article IV, Section 11, and Article V, Section 4 of the Wisconsin Constitution, do hereby require the convening of a special session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Madison, to commence at 11 a.m. on December 2, 2013, solely to consider and act upon the following legislation:
1. LRB-3678;
2. LRB-3687, both relating to a three-month delay through March 31, 2014, of BadgerCare and the Health Insurance Risk Sharing Plan.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the City of Madison this twenty-second day of November, in the year two thousand thirteen.
SCOTT WALKER
Governor
By the Governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
hist14803Assembly Bill 1, December 2013 Special Session Relating to: delaying eligibility changes to BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core and delaying other changes to the Medical Assistance program; and extending coverage under, and the deadline for the dissolution of, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan.
By joint committee on Finance
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Amendments Offered
hist14814Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1, December 2013 Special Session offered by joint committee on Finance. hist14815Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 1, December 2013 Special Session offered by joint committee on Finance. hist14816Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 1, December 2013 Special Session offered by joint committee on Finance. _____________
Committee Reports
The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 1, December 2013 Special Session
Relating to: delaying eligibility changes to BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core and delaying other changes to the Medical Assistance program; and extending coverage under, and the deadline for the dissolution of, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan.
Ayes: 13 - Senators Darling, Harsdorf, Leibham, Grothman, Wirch, Nygren, Strachota, Kooyenga, Knudson, LeMahieu, Klenke, Mason and Richards.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 11 - Senators Darling, Harsdorf, Leibham, Grothman, Nygren, Strachota, Kooyenga, Knudson, LeMahieu, Klenke and Richards.
Noes: 2 - Senators Wirch and Mason.
hist14819To calendar of Wednesday, December 4. JOHN NYGREN
Assembly Co-Chairperson
Joint Committee on Finance
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Adjournment
Representative Nygren moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 4.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
3:53 P.M.
