---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: certifications for advance directives and findings of incapacity related to powers of attorney for health care. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: certifications for advance directives and findings of incapacity related to powers of attorney for health care. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "AB 287"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 287 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Meyers", "Brooks", "Brostoff", "Doyle", "Hintz", "Kolste", "Kulp", "Magnafici", "Ohnstad", "Oldenburg", "Ramthun", "Rohrkaste", "Sinicki", "Snyder", "Spiros", "Spreitzer", "Subeck", "Tittl", "VanderMeer", "Vining"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-06-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-02-06T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b7a4cee-c408-4f6b-904a-c3e36a88f68f"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab287"
source_hash: "542df637c92691865d87d1ca5c8add600559831e6ac3b2a77ab4479dc157872c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 287 (2019) — Relating to: certifications for advance directives and findings of incapacity related to powers of attorney for health care. (FE)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/AB287-AA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/AB287)

## Votes

- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 13, Noes 1 — **13–1** (pass) · lower
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 13, Noes 1 — **13–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. Meyers — primary (person)
- Brooks — primary (person)
- Brostoff — primary (person)
- Doyle — primary (person)
- Hintz — primary (person)
- Kolste — primary (person)
- Kulp — primary (person)
- Magnafici — primary (person)
- Ohnstad — primary (person)
- Oldenburg — primary (person)
- Ramthun — primary (person)
- Rohrkaste — primary (person)
- Sinicki — primary (person)
- Snyder — primary (person)
- Spiros — primary (person)
- Spreitzer — primary (person)
- Subeck — primary (person)
- Tittl — primary (person)
- VanderMeer — primary (person)
- Vining — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-06-13T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Snyder, Doyle, Brostoff, Hintz, Kolste, Kulp, B. Meyers, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Spiros, Spreitzer, Subeck, Tittl, VanderMeer, Vining, Magnafici and Brooks; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Ringhand, Bewley, Carpenter, Feyen, Hansen, Kooyenga, Olsen, Schachtner, Shilling, Testin, Tiffany, Wanggaard and Bernier `introduction`
- **2019-06-13T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Health `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-25T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Snyder `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-10-15T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2019-10-16T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2019-10-30T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-11-06T06:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 13, Noes 1
- **2019-11-06T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 13, Noes 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-11-06T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules
- **2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2020-01-09T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-09T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2020-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- **2020-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 1-21-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senator Larson added as a cosponsor
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
- **2020-01-27T06:00:00+00:00** LRB correction
- **2020-01-27T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 1-27-2020
- **2020-02-03T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 2-3-2020 `executive-receipt`
- **2020-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 2-5-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 90 `executive-signature`
- **2020-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Published 2-6-2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b7a4cee-c408-4f6b-904a-c3e36a88f68f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).