Wisconsin Senate Bill 259 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 11 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-11 - Published 4-9-2022
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to renumber 252.14 (1) (ar) 4q., 448.970, subchapter VIII (title) of chapter 448 [precedes 448.980] and subchapter IX (title) of chapter 448 [precedes 448.985]; to amend 15.085 (1m) (b), 49.45 (9r) (a) 7. b., 146.81 (1) (dg), 146.997 (1) (d) 4., 155.01 (7), 252.14 (1) (ar) 4e., 446.01 (1v) (d), 448.956 (1m), 448.956 (4), 450.10 (3) (a) 5., 451.02 (1) and 462.04; and to create 15.406 (7), 48.981 (2) (a) 20m., 146.81 (1) (eu), 252.14 (1) (ar) 4s., 440.03 (13) (b) 30m., 440.08 (2) (a) 37m. and subchapter VIII of chapter 448 [precedes 448.970] of the statutes; Relating to: the regulation and licensure of genetic counselors, creating a genetic counselors affiliated credentialing board, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

The regulation and licensure of genetic counselors, creating a genetic counselors affiliated credentialing board, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Sen. Patrick Testin [R]	Sen. Alberta Darling [R]	Sen. Jon Erpenbach [D]	Sen. LaTonya Johnson [D]
Sen. Christopher Larson [D]	Sen. Brad Pfaff [D]	Sen. Robert Wirch [D]	Rep. David Steffen [R]
Rep. Donna Rozar [R]	Rep. Jonathan Brostoff [D]	Rep. Jill Billings [D]	Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara [R]
Rep. Barbara Dittrich [R]	Rep. Cindi Duchow [R]	Rep. Evan Goyke [D]	Rep. Joel Kitchens [R]
Rep. Mike Kuglitsch [R]	Rep. Kenneth Skowronski [R]	Rep. Paul Tittl [R]	Rep. Chuck Wichgers [R]

2021-09-28 - Senate - Senate: Read a third time and passed (Y: 29 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-11	Senate	Published 4-9-2022
2022-04-11	Senate	Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 251
2022-04-04	Senate	Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022
2022-03-16	Senate	Report correctly enrolled
2022-03-16	Senate	LRB correction
2022-03-08	Senate	Action ordered immediately messaged
2022-03-08	Senate	Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in
2022-03-08	Senate	Senator Erpenbach withdrawn as a coauthor
2022-03-04	Senate	Placed on calendar 3-8-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2022-02-17	Senate	Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
2022-02-17	House	Ordered immediately messaged
2022-02-17	House	Read a third time and concurred in as amended
2022-02-17	House	Rules suspended
2022-02-17	House	Ordered to a third reading
2022-02-17	House	Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
2022-02-17	House	Read a second time
2022-02-17	House	Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
2022-02-16	House	Representative McGuire added as a cosponsor
2022-02-15	House	Placed on calendar 2-17-2022 by Committee on Rules
2022-02-01	House	Referred to committee on Rules
2022-02-01	House	Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 6, Noes 3
2022-02-01	House	Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 6, Noes 3
2022-01-26	House	Executive action taken
2022-01-20	House	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen
2021-12-06	House	Read first time and referred to committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform
2021-09-28	House	Received from Senate
2021-09-28	Senate	Ordered immediately messaged
2021-09-28	Senate	Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
2021-09-28	Senate	Read a third time and passed, Ayes 29, Noes 2
2021-09-28	Senate	Rules suspended
2021-09-28	Senate	Ordered to a third reading
2021-09-28	Senate	Senate Amendment 2 withdrawn and returned to author
2021-09-28	Senate	Read a second time
2021-09-24	Senate	Placed on calendar 9-28-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2021-08-03	Senate	Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Jacque
2021-06-03	Senate	Available for scheduling
2021-06-03	Senate	Report passage recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2021-06-03	Senate	Executive action taken
2021-05-26	Senate	Public hearing held
2021-05-24	Senate	Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque
2021-04-28	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2021-04-14	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2021-03-31	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry
2021-03-31	Senate	Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb259
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/SB259.pdf
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/enrolledbills/2021/REG/SB259.pdf
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/acts/2021/251.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2021/REG/SB259-SA1.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2021/REG/SB259-SA2.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2021/REG/SB259-AA1.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/related/fe/sb259/sb259_dsps.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/related/records/senate/insurance_licensing_and_forestry/1620007.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/related/fe/sb259/sb259_dhs.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/related/records/assembly/regulatory_licensing_reform/1657255.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2021/REG/SB259.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcactmemos/2021/REG/Act%20251.pdf
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2021/sv0122