Assembly Bill 986
The nursing workforce survey, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (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 28, 2018
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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 Health. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Author
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Cost estimate
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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.
Under current law, in order to renew a credential issued by the Board of Nursing, including a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse license, an individual must 1) complete and submit with the application for renewal a nursing workforce survey developed by the Department of Workforce Development; and 2) pay a nursing workforce survey fee of $4. The board is prohibited from renewing a credential unless the renewal applicant has completed the nursing workforce survey to the satisfaction of the board. Completed survey forms are to be submitted to DWD, which must then compile, process, and evaluate the survey results and submit a report of its findings to specified recipients. Moneys received from survey fees are used to fund a grant to a statewide nursing center and to pay for costs associated with the survey.
This bill makes completion of the nursing workforce survey and payment of the survey fee optional. Under the bill, an applicant for a renewal of a credential issued by the board may, but is not required to, complete the survey and pay the fee. The bill also makes changes regarding which credential holders are requested to complete the survey and pay the fee.
Who's behind it
John Macco, a Republican, is its .
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Author (1)
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
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 12, 2018
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 9, 2018
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 28, 2018
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.
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Feb 28, 2018
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 28, 2018 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Macco
- Feb 28, 2018 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
- Mar 9, 2018 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 12, 2018 · 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
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