Relating to: financial eligibility for the Alzheimer’s family and caregiver support program. (FE)
AB 176 repeals the financial eligibility requirement (section 46.87(5m)) for Wisconsin's Alzheimer's family and caregiver support program. It updates two sections of the law to remove references to this repealed requirement, clarifying that eligibility now depends on meeting the financial criteria previously defined under the repealed section. The bill directly affects Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers in residential facilities who previously needed to satisfy these financial standards to receive program services. The key change is eliminating the specific financial threshold that determined program access, streamlining eligibility without creating new benefits or funding. This is a technical adjustment to existing statutes, not a substantive policy change.
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Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Apr 15, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Jun 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
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Jun 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 15, Noes 0
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Apr 15, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Kaufert, Franklin, Bare, Behnke, Donovan, Gundrum, Joers, Knodl, Kreibich, Mursau, O'Connor, Palmeri, Snyder, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Madison, Clancy and Melotik;
cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Testin, Dassler-Alfheim, James, Tomczyk, Wirch, Drake, Ratcliff and Spreitzer
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19 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Joers
DDemocratic
P
Angelito Tenorio
DDemocratic
P
Ben Franklin
RRepublican
P
Bob Donovan
RRepublican
P
Dan Knodl
RRepublican
P
Darrin Madison
DDemocratic
P
Dean Kaufert
RRepublican
P
Elijah Behnke
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mursau
RRepublican
P
Jerry O'Connor
RRepublican
P
Lisa Subeck
DDemocratic
P
Lori Palmeri
DDemocratic
P
Mike Bare
DDemocratic
P
Pat Snyder
RRepublican
P
Paul Melotik
RRepublican
P
Rick Gundrum
RRepublican
P
Rob Kreibich
RRepublican
P
Ryan Clancy
DDemocratic
P
Shelia Stubbs
DDemocratic
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