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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 366

Pain clinic certification and requirements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 17, 2016. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Sep 25, 2015

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jan 12, 2016

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Jan 20, 2016

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2015 Wisconsin Act 265

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 17, 2016: “Published 3-18-2016”

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What it does

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

This bill requires certification of a pain clinic in order for it to operate. A pain clinic must submit an application to the Department of Health Services (DHS), which is required to issue the certificate of operation if the pain clinic meets the requirements specified in the bill, has paid any required application fee, and meets any requirements established by DHS. Each pain clinic location is certified separately regardless of whether the clinic is operated under the same business name, ownership, or management as another pain clinic. The bill requires a pain clinic to have a medical director who is a physician that practices in Wisconsin and requires a pain clinic to report annually to DHS certain information specified in the bill. The bill also requires a physician or other health care provider at a pain clinic authorized to prescribe pain medication to review for treatment purposes an individual's records on the prescription drug monitoring database for use of other pain medications.

Who's behind it

36 lawmakers are its ⁠. 26 are Republicans and 10 are Democrats.

14 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 50 names

Authors (36)

Signed on in support (14)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Health vote on an amendment

Passed, 9 to 0 · Oct 23, 2015

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Health vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 0 · Oct 23, 2015

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

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Jan 19, 2016

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

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 17, 2016

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 17, 2016

    The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 265.

  3. Mar 16, 2016

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Jan 20, 2016

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Jan 20, 2016

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  6. Jan 19, 2016

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  7. Jan 15, 2016

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  8. Jan 13, 2016

    The Senate received it.

  9. Jan 12, 2016

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  10. Jan 12, 2016

    The Assembly passed it.

  11. Jan 12, 2016

    The Assembly adopted it.

  12. Oct 29, 2015 to Jan 7, 2016

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  13. Oct 23, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  14. Oct 23, 2015

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.

  15. Oct 23, 2015

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  16. Oct 21, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  17. Oct 14, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  18. Oct 14, 2015

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  19. Oct 12, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  20. Oct 7, 2015

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  21. Sep 25, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.

  22. Sep 25, 2015

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Sep 25, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Nygren, Petryk, Novak, Tauchen, Swearingen, Spiros, Jagler, A. Ott, Ripp, Kolste, Kerkman, Goyke, Schraa, Horlacher, Murtha, Edming, VanderMeer, Allen, E. Brooks, Kuglitsch, Mursau, Macco, Sanfelippo, Born, Skowronski, J. Ott, Ohnstad, Sinicki, Loudenbeck, Genrich, Meyers, Spreitzer, Barca, Petersen, Subeck and Billings; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Gudex, Harsdorf, Marklein, Olsen, Petrowski and Cowles

  2. Sep 25, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Oct 7, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Ballweg added as a coauthor

  4. Oct 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Oct 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Murphy added as a coauthor

  6. Oct 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Oct 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nygren

  8. Oct 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Oct 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Oct 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Krug added as a coauthor

  11. Oct 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  12. Oct 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  13. Oct 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  14. Oct 29, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Tranel added as a coauthor

  15. Jan 7, 2016 · Assembly

    Representative Rohrkaste added as a coauthor

  16. Jan 7, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-12-2016 by Committee on Rules

  17. Jan 7, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nygren

  18. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  19. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  20. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  21. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  23. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  24. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Representative Shankland added as a coauthor

  25. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Jan 13, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  27. Jan 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  28. Jan 15, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  29. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  30. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  31. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  32. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  33. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  34. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  35. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  36. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  37. Jan 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  38. Jan 26, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 1-26-2016

  39. Mar 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-16-2016

  40. Mar 17, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-17-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 265

  41. Mar 17, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 3-18-2016

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Wisconsin Act

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

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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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

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

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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

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