republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2019/sb-266.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: requiring political subdivisions and Marquette University to pay health insurance premiums for survivors of a law enforcement officer who dies in the line of duty and making an appropriation. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: requiring political subdivisions and Marquette University to pay health insurance premiums for survivors of a law enforcement officer who dies in the line of duty and making an appropriation. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 266"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 266 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bernier", "Bewley", "Carpenter", "Erpenbach", "Feyen", "Fitzgerald", "Hansen", "Jacque", "Johnson", "L. Taylor", "Marklein", "Olsen", "Petrowski", "Ringhand", "Risser", "Roth", "Schachtner", "Smith", "Testin", "Wanggaard", "Wirch"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 54
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-06-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-10-16T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/18378d78-0320-4ed6-af52-56c199889a1d"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb266"
source_hash: "322c94c5979e9d65d3400dbd3cd0c306d03c66d47ca1754e28f754a84673e164"
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 266 (2019) — Relating to: requiring political subdivisions and Marquette University to pay health insurance premiums for survivors of a law enforcement officer who dies in the line of duty and making an appropriation. (FE)

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/SB266)
2. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/SB266-SSA1-SA1)
3. **Senate Substitute Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/SB266-SSA1)
4. **Senate Substitute Amendment 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/SB266-SSA2)

## Votes

- Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35 — **61–35** (pass) · lower
- CONCURRENCE — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0 — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0 — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0 — **15–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bernier — primary (person)
- Bewley — primary (person)
- Carpenter — primary (person)
- Erpenbach — primary (person)
- Feyen — primary (person)
- Fitzgerald — primary (person)
- Hansen — primary (person)
- Jacque — primary (person)
- Johnson — primary (person)
- L. Taylor — primary (person)
- Marklein — primary (person)
- Olsen — primary (person)
- Petrowski — primary (person)
- Ringhand — primary (person)
- Risser — primary (person)
- Roth — primary (person)
- Schachtner — primary (person)
- Smith — primary (person)
- Testin — primary (person)
- Wanggaard — primary (person)
- Wirch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Bewley, Bernier, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Hansen, Jacque, Johnson, Marklein, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Roth, Schachtner, Smith, L. Taylor, Testin and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Doyle, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brandtjen, Brostoff, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Horlacher, James, Kitchens, Kolste, Krug, Kulp, Kurtz, Macco, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, L. Myers, Neubauer, Novak, Nygren, Ohnstad, Ott, Petryk, Pope, Pronschinske, Quinn, Ramthun, Riemer, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Sargent, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Steffen, Stubbs, Stuck, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wichgers, Zimmerman, Kerkman, Jagler and Wittke `introduction`
- **2019-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-24T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2019-06-25T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2019-07-09T05:00:00+00:00** Senator Kooyenga added as a coauthor
- **2019-07-11T05:00:00+00:00** Representative McGuire added as a cosponsor
- **2019-07-15T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Wanggaard and Bewley `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-08-15T05:00:00+00:00** Senator Larson added as a coauthor
- **2019-09-10T05:00:00+00:00** Senator Darling added as a coauthor
- **2019-09-11T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Born added as a cosponsor
- **2019-09-11T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-09-12T05:00:00+00:00** Representatives Brooks and Loudenbeck added as cosponsors
- **2019-09-17T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2019-09-17T05:00:00+00:00** Representatives Katsma and B. Meyers added as cosponsors
- **2019-09-18T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Gruszynski added as a cosponsor
- **2019-09-19T05:00:00+00:00** Senator Tiffany added as a coauthor
- **2019-09-25T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-09-25T05:00:00+00:00** Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-09-25T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-09-25T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2019-09-27T05:00:00+00:00** Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
- **2019-09-30T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Vining added as a cosponsor
- **2019-10-01T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Wanggaard and Bewley `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-10-02T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-10-02T05:00:00+00:00** Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-10-02T05:00:00+00:00** Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-10-02T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-10-02T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2019-10-04T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 10-8-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senator Wanggaard `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 2 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0 `passage`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules
- **2019-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- **2019-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Hebl `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 35 `amendment-deferral`
- **2019-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 96, Noes 0 `passage`
- **2019-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-10-11T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in
- **2019-10-11T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled
- **2019-10-11T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 10-11-2019 by directive of the President, pursuant to Senate Rule 44m (3) `executive-receipt`
- **2019-10-16T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 10-16-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 19 `executive-signature`
- **2019-10-16T05:00:00+00:00** Published 10-17-2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/18378d78-0320-4ed6-af52-56c199889a1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).