Senate Bill 797
Examinations for certification or licensure by the Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board and requiring 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
Apr 7, 2016
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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, May 16, 2016: “Fiscal estimate received”
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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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board to promulgate rules establishing examination requirements for certification and licensure by the board. Under current law, the board's examinations for certification and licensure must generally test an applicant's minimum competency in subjects substantially related to the practice of social work, advanced practice social work, independent social work, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling, as appropriate. The bill specifies that the board's examinations for certification and licensure may include an examination that tests an applicant's knowledge of state law relating to the relevant practice.
The bill is introduced as required by s. 227.19 (5) (e), stats., in support of the objection of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules on March 3, 2016, to promulgation by the board of a portion of clearinghouse rule number 15-082.
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The relevant portion of the proposed rule provides for the elimination of the requirement that certain applicants for certification or licensure by the board pass an examination that tests an applicant's knowledge of state law relating to the practice for which the applicant is seeking certification or licensure.
Who's behind it
The official record doesn't name its authors.
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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May 16, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 8, 2016
“Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules report received pursuant to s.227.19(6)(a), Wisconsin Statutes” (the official wording)
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Apr 7, 2016
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.
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Apr 7, 2016
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 7, 2016 · Senate
Introduced by Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules
- Apr 7, 2016 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- Apr 8, 2016 · Senate
Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules report received pursuant to s.227.19(6)(a), Wisconsin Statutes
- Apr 13, 2016 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- May 16, 2016 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
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
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate