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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 182

Various changes to the pharmacy practice law and modifying rules promulgated by the Pharmacy Examining Board

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 28, 2017

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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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 makes various changes to the pharmacy practice law and to administrative rules promulgated by the Pharmacy Examining Board, described as follows:

1. The bill repeals a requirement that a license issued by the board be displayed in the place of practice.

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2. The bill provides that a prescription order entered on the chart or medical record of an inpatient or resident of a health care facility is not required to include the address of the practitioner, which is otherwise required for other prescription orders.

3. The bill modifies the definition of “long term care facility” in the rules promulgated by the board to conform it to a definition used in similar regulations adopted by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. The definition is used in various provisions in the rules relating to prescriptions for controlled substances.

4. The bill repeals a requirement that every pharmacy be equipped with proper pharmaceutical utensils for compounding and dispensing prescriptions and a requirement that the board prescribe, by rule, minimum standards of professional and technical equipment. The bill also repeals the rules promulgated by the board relating to minimum equipment for pharmacies.

Who's behind it

25 lawmakers are its ⁠. 21 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.

12 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 37 names

Authors (25)

Signed on in support (12)

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Health vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 0 · May 2, 2017

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

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. May 10, 2017

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  3. May 2, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  4. May 2, 2017

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.

  5. Apr 19, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  6. Mar 28, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.

  7. Mar 28, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Wichgers, Sanfelippo, Kolste, Horlacher, Jacque, Mursau, Skowronski, Novak, Murphy, Brandtjen, Spiros, Thiesfeldt, Allen, Kuglitsch, Kremer, Doyle, R. Brooks, Sinicki, E. Brooks, Subeck, Tusler, Tittl, Jagler, Knodl and Bernier; cosponsored by Senators Craig, Lasee, Moulton, Marklein, Wanggaard, Nass, Kapenga, Bewley, Hansen, Stroebel and Ringhand

  2. Mar 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Apr 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 26, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  6. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. May 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-10-2017 by Committee on Rules

  8. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Meyers added as a coauthor

  9. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  10. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    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.

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. 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

Committee

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

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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote