Assembly Bill 184
Regulating the use of certain professional credentials and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
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.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 28, 2017
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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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. 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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill prohibits a person from using the title of certified dangerous goods professional, certified hazardous materials manager, certified hazardous materials practitioner, certified health physicist, certified industrial hygienist, certified safety professional, or registered radiation protection technologist, or the initials for these titles, unless the person is certified or registered to use that title by the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management, the American Board of Health Physics, the American Board of Industrial Hygiene, the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, or the National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists.
The bill also prohibits a business from representing that the services that the business provides are furnished by one of these certified or registered professionals unless those services are provided by, or are provided under the direct supervision of, a person who is permitted to use that title under this bill. Under the bill, a person is also prohibited from misleading or deceiving another person by the unauthorized use of a certification mark awarded by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that includes one of these titles.
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Under the bill, a person who violates these prohibitions is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined not more than $1,000. The bill also provides that a violation of these prohibitions is an unfair method of competition in business or an unfair trade practice, and allows a person who suffers a monetary loss because of a violation to sue for twice the amount of the monetary loss and reasonable attorney fees. The bill also allows the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to bring a court action for an injunction to restrain a violation of these prohibitions.
In addition, this bill prohibits a city, village, town, or county from enacting an ordinance or adopting a resolution that restricts the use of these professional titles.
Who's behind it
10 representatives are its . 9 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Weatherston · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy vote to recommend it
Passed, 10 to 2 · Oct 24, 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 Jobs and the Economy, Ayes 10, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 24, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 24, 2017
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 2.
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May 3, 2017
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 18, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 28, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy.
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Mar 28, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 28, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Petryk, Allen, E. Brooks, Brostoff, Edming, Kerkman, Loudenbeck, Skowronski, Thiesfeldt and Weatherston; cosponsored by Senators Darling and Ringhand
- Mar 28, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Jobs and the Economy
- Apr 18, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 25, 2017 · Assembly
LRB correction
- May 3, 2017 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 18, 2017 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 24, 2017 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Jobs and the Economy, Ayes 10, Noes 2
- Oct 24, 2017 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- 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.
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
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote