Senate Bill 258
Preserving and transferring dental patient health care records, contracts for practicing dentistry or dental hygiene, and granting rule-making authority
Became law
The governor signed it on Dec 4, 2017. It's .
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Introduced, passed
May 17, 2017
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 31, 2017
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Nov 9, 2017
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2017 Wisconsin Act 116
Latest entry in the official record, Dec 4, 2017: “Published 12-1-2017”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires dental practices to preserve patient records for the amount of time determined by the board by rule. It also requires dental practices to transfer patient records if requested by a patient or person authorized by the patient. Also, under the bill, a contract between a dentist or dental hygienist and another party for practicing dentistry or dental hygiene may not require the dentist or dental hygienist to meet a minimum quota for the number of patients seen or procedures performed.
Who's behind it
9 senators are its . 5 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.
30 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Roger Roth · Republican, Senate
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (30)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel Riemer · Democrat, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Stuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 25, 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 and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Dec 4, 2017
The new law was published.
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Dec 4, 2017
The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 116.
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Nov 28, 2017
Sent to the governor.
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Nov 9, 2017
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 9, 2017
The Assembly passed it too.
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Nov 6, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 31, 2017
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 31, 2017
The Senate passed it.
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Oct 25, 2017
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Sep 27, 2017 to Oct 3, 2017
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Aug 16, 2017
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 17, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.
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May 17, 2017
1 more senator signed on in support.
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May 17, 2017
Introduced in the Senate.
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- May 17, 2017 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Roth, Bewley, Johnson, Lasee, Nass, Olsen, Ringhand and Shilling; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Spreitzer, Allen, Ballweg, Berceau, Bernier, Billings, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Considine, Doyle, Fields, Genrich, Hintz, Kolste, Krug, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Quinn, Riemer, Rohrkaste, Spiros, Subeck and Tauchen
- May 17, 2017 · Senate
Senator Darling added as a coauthor
- May 17, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- Aug 16, 2017 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Sep 27, 2017 · Senate
Representative Stuck added as a cosponsor
- Oct 2, 2017 · Senate
Representative Barca added as a cosponsor
- Oct 3, 2017 · Senate
Representative Ohnstad added as a cosponsor
- Oct 17, 2017 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 25, 2017 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 25, 2017 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 27, 2017 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-31-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 31, 2017 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 31, 2017 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 31, 2017 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 31, 2017 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 31, 2017 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 31, 2017 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Nov 6, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-9-2017 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor
- Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 9, 2017 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Nov 20, 2017 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Nov 28, 2017 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 11-28-2017
- Dec 4, 2017 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 11-30-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 116
- Dec 4, 2017 · Senate
Published 12-1-2017
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote