---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: reimbursement of wheelchairs and power mobility devices for recipients of Medical Assistance who reside in a nursing home. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: reimbursement of wheelchairs and power mobility devices for recipients of Medical Assistance who reside in a nursing home. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 103"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 103 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ballweg", "Cowles", "L. Taylor", "Testin", "Wanggaard"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-11T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-05T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc336449-99be-4eba-83be-dfdf091db62a"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb103"
source_hash: "ca473f90f2da3c929680b43d9461a67cc9133d3199c9c34161606b4eaac768c8"
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 SB 103 (2021) — Relating to: reimbursement of wheelchairs and power mobility devices for recipients of Medical Assistance who reside in a nursing home. (FE)

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/SB103)
2. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2021/REG/SB103-SA1)

## Votes

- Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 4, Noes 0 — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 4, Noes 0 — **4–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ballweg — primary (person)
- Cowles — primary (person)
- L. Taylor — primary (person)
- Testin — primary (person)
- Wanggaard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators Testin, Ballweg, Cowles, L. Taylor and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Wichgers, Brandtjen, Cabrera, Dittrich, Edming, Gundrum, Jagler, Moses, Sinicki, Skowronski, Steffen, Tittl, Rozar and Spiros `introduction`
- **2021-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Testin
- **2021-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2021-03-18T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2021-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2021-04-07T05:00:00+00:00** Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 4, Noes 0 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-07T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 4, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2021-09-24T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 9-28-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate `receipt`
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Read
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-09-28T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-09-29T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in `receipt`
- **2021-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1)
- **2021-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled `enrolled`
- **2021-11-04T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 11-4-2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 11-5-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 88 `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-05T05:00:00+00:00** Published 11-6-2021 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc336449-99be-4eba-83be-dfdf091db62a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).