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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Senate Bill 17

Continuing education program sponsors for chiropractors, chiropractic technicians, and chiropractic radiological technicians. (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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 3, 2015

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “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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What it would have done

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

Under current law, a program sponsor for continuing education programs for chiropractors licensed in this state must submit its program to the Chiropractic Examining Board (board) for approval. This bill specifies that a program sponsor for continuing education for certified chiropractic technicians and certified chiropractic radiological technicians must also submit its program to the board for approval.

Current law lists the program sponsors that may offer chiropractic continuing education programs acceptable for license renewal in this state. The bill adds the Chiropractic Society of Wisconsin and the American Chiropractic Association to that list.

Who's behind it

5 senators are its ⁠. 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

24 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 29 names

Authors (5)

Signed on in support (24)

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.

What happened

  1. Apr 13, 2016

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 18, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Feb 3, 2015

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.

  4. Feb 3, 2015

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 3, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Nass, Olsen, L. Taylor and Moulton; cosponsored by Representatives Kooyenga, Czaja, Spiros, Steffen, Allen, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Tittl, Gannon, A. Ott, Macco, Danou, Petryk, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kremer, E. Brooks, Doyle, C. Taylor, R. Brooks, Mursau, Kuglitsch, Nerison, Krug and Hutton

  2. Feb 3, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. Feb 4, 2015 · Senate

    Representative R. Brooks withdrawn as a cosponsor

  4. Feb 18, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Nov 17, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Petrowski

  6. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    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

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

Author

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

Official term: Author, coauthor

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