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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Bill 615

Prohibiting fingerprinting in connection with professional credentials issued by the Department of Safety and Professional Services or an examining board or affiliated credentialing board, except as provided in the statutes, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority

Topics: Criminal identification and investigation, Safety and Professional Services, Department of, Trades and occupations

Stopped in committee

It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 22, 2012

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It sat with the Assembly Committee on Health.

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What it would have done

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

Under current law, the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) and examining boards and affiliated credentialing boards under DSPS administer Wisconsin's professional credentialing laws. Current law requires DSPS to obtain fingerprints from the following persons:

1. An applicant for a private detective license or private security permit.

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2. An applicant for a juvenile martial arts instructor permit.

3. An applicant for or a holder of numerous other professional credentials in connection with an investigation by DSPS concerning whether an applicant or credential holder has been charged with or convicted of a crime.

Those fingerprints may be submitted by the department of justice to the federal bureau of investigation to verify the identity of the person fingerprinted and obtain records of the person's criminal history, if any.

This bill prohibits DSPS or an examining board or affiliated credentialing board from requiring that an applicant for or a holder of a professional credential issued by DSPS or a board submit fingerprints in connection with that credential, except as described above with respect to DSPS. The bill also requires that DSPS promulgate rules that establish the criteria DSPS will use to determine whether an investigation concerning a credential applicant's or credential holder's arrest or conviction record is necessary.

Who's behind it

5 representatives are its ⁠. All 5 are Republicans.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

See all 6 names

Authors (5)

Signed on in support (1)

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 13, 2012

    The committee held a public hearing.

  3. Mar 7, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.

  4. Feb 22, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs.

  5. Feb 22, 2012

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 22, 2012 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Severson, Litjens, Steineke, Spanbauer and Weininger;Cosponsored by Senator Galloway

  2. Feb 22, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs

  3. Mar 7, 2012 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs and referred to committee on Health pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  4. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

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Public hearing

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Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

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

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

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

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