Assembly Bill 47
Material misstatements on applications for certain credentials and providing a criminal penalty. (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
Feb 2, 2017
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill provides that any person who intentionally makes a material misstatement or omission or who submits falsified documentation in an application for a credential or for the renewal of a credential issued by the Department of Safety and Professional Services or an attached credentialing board is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, for which the penalty is a fine not to exceed $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed nine months, or both. The bill specifies that in an action for a violation of the crime created in the bill, the defendant shall be tried in the county where the Office of the Secretary of Safety and Professional Services is located, and the bill requires DSPS to ensure that all application forms for such credentials include a statement regarding the prohibition and penalty created in the bill.
Who's behind it
9 representatives are its . 8 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 15, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 6, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 24, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 17, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 16, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 15, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 2, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform.
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Feb 2, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 2, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Allen, Tittl, R. Brooks, Edming, Horlacher, Kremer, Mursau, Spiros and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Nass and Olsen
- Feb 2, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform
- Feb 15, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 16, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 17, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 24, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 6, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 15, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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.
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
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
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