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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 417

Requirements for initial licensure as a veterinarian

Topics: Veterinary medicine

Became law

The governor signed it on May 19, 2010. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Sep 11, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 96 to 0

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Apr 15, 2010

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2009 Wisconsin Act 396

Latest entry in the official record, May 21, 2010: “Published 6-1-2010”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, the Veterinary Examining Board (board) in the Department of Regulation and Licensing (department) may issue a veterinary license to an applicant for an initial license who passes an examination conducted by the board, pays a fee to the department, and is either a graduate of a veterinary college approved by the board or has successfully completed the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates certification program of the American Veterinary Medical Association.

This bill authorizes the board to also issue an initial veterinary license to a person who passes an examination conducted by the board, pays a fee to the department, and has successfully completed the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence offered by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards.

Who's behind it

13 representatives are its ⁠. 8 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 16 names

Authors (13)

Signed on in support (3)

How lawmakers voted

There were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Agriculture vote to recommend it

Passed, 11 to 0 · Oct 21, 2009

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 96 to 0 · Oct 27, 2009

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Labor vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Apr 9, 2010

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. May 21, 2010

    The new law was published.

  2. May 19, 2010

    The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 396.

  3. May 13, 2010

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Apr 15, 2010

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Apr 9, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  6. Mar 16, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Oct 29, 2009

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.

  8. Oct 28, 2009

    The Senate received it.

  9. Oct 27, 2009

    The Assembly passed it, 96 to 0.

  10. Oct 21, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Oct 21, 2009

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.

  12. Sep 24, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Sep 11, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Agriculture.

  14. Sep 11, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Sep 11, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Vruwink, Molepske Jr., Berceau, Townsend, Gunderson, A. Ott, Brooks, Tauchen, Jorgensen, Radcliffe, Zepnick, Danou and Mason;Cosponsored by Senators Hopper, Olsen and Lassa

  2. Sep 11, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture

  3. Sep 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 20, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Oct 21, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  6. Oct 21, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Oct 21, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-27-2009 by committee on Rules

  8. Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  9. Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  10. Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  11. Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0

  12. Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. Oct 28, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  14. Oct 29, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs

  15. Mar 16, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  16. Apr 8, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  17. Apr 9, 2010 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  18. Apr 9, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  19. Apr 14, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-15-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  20. Apr 15, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  21. Apr 15, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Apr 15, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  23. Apr 15, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  24. Apr 15, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  26. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  27. May 13, 2010 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 5-13-2010

  28. May 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 5-18-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 396

  29. May 21, 2010 · Assembly

    Published 6-1-2010

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Author

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Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

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Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary