Senate Bill 542
Chiropractor registration to practice acupuncture, fee-splitting with a nonchiropractor acupuncturist, and granting the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 3, 2014
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a person generally may not practice acupuncture in Wisconsin unless the person is an acupuncturist certified by the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS). Under this bill, a chiropractor who is licensed for the practice of chiropractic by the Chiropractic Examining Board (board) may practice acupuncture without being certified by DSPS if the board registers the licensed chiropractor to practice acupuncture. Under the bill, the board may register a licensed chiropractor to practice acupuncture if the chiropractor does all of the following:
1. Applies to the board for registration to practice acupuncture.
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2. Submits evidence satisfactory to the board that the licensed chiropractor has completed at least 100 hours of instruction in acupuncture at a college of chiropractic approved by the board or at an accredited college or university.
3. Successfully completes the acupuncture examination administered by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
4. Pays a one-time registration fee of $100.
Under the bill, once registered by the board to practice acupuncture, a licensed chiropractor must complete at least two hours of continuing education in acupuncture annually.
Also under current law, a licensed chiropractor may not split a fee for a chiropractic service with another person unless that person is also a licensed chiropractor. The bill authorizes a chiropractor to split a fee for a chiropractic service with an acupuncturist certified by DSPS.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Chad Weininger · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 18, 2014
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 3, 2014
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.
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Feb 3, 2014
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 3, 2014 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Lasee and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Weininger, Strachota, Spiros, Kooyenga, Krug and Petryk
- Feb 3, 2014 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- Feb 18, 2014 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 8, 2014 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate