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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 76

Hours of instructional program for nurse aides

Vetoed by the governor

Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Nov 20, 2019. Lawmakers did not ⁠, so it stands.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 13, 2019

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 66 to 31

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Nov 5, 2019

  5. Governor, stopped here

    Vetoed Nov 20, 2019.

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, May 12, 2020: “Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”

Read the governor's veto message · All vetoes this session

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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 conforms state law for instructional programs for nurse aides to the federal law requirements for Medicare and Medicaid. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of Health Services from requiring an instructional program to exceed the federally required minimum total training hours or minimum hours of supervised practical training, which is clinical experience, specified in the federal regulation. The current federal regulation requires no less than 75 hours of training with at least 16 of those hours being supervised practical training.

Who's behind it

34 lawmakers are its ⁠. 31 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.

18 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 52 names

Authors (34)

Signed on in support (18)

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 5 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care vote to recommend it

Passed, 6 to 2 · May 8, 2019

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 Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 6, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 63 to 34 · May 15, 2019

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

Official motion: “Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 63, Noes 34”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 66 to 31 · May 15, 2019 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (66)

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Health and Human Services vote to recommend it

Passed, 3 to 2 · Oct 9, 2019

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

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote

Passed, 63 to 36 · Jan 15, 2020

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (63)

Official motion: “PASS NOTWITHSTANDING OBJECTIONS OF GOVERNOR”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. May 12, 2020

    The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.

  2. Jan 15, 2020

    The Assembly voted to override the veto, 63 to 36.

  3. Jan 13, 2020

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  4. Nov 20, 2019

    The governor vetoed it.

  5. Nov 14, 2019

    Sent to the governor.

  6. Nov 5, 2019

    The Senate passed it too.

  7. Oct 9, 2019

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.

  8. Jun 6, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  9. May 16, 2019

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.

  10. May 16, 2019

    The Senate received it.

  11. May 15, 2019

    The Assembly passed it, 66 to 31.

  12. May 8, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  13. May 8, 2019

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 2.

  14. Mar 26, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Mar 19, 2019 to Mar 25, 2019

    1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.

  16. Mar 13, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care.

  17. Mar 13, 2019

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 13, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Petryk, Born, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Hutton, James, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Meyers, Murphy, Mursau, Myers, Novak, Oldenburg, Quinn, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Stafsholt, Summerfield, Tittl, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vruwink and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Petrowski, Kapenga, Feyen, Kooyenga, Bernier, Stroebel, Darling, Marklein, LeMahieu, Olsen, Jacque, Nass, Bewley, Testin and Tiffany

  2. Mar 13, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care

  3. Mar 19, 2019 · Assembly

    Senator Schachtner added as a cosponsor

  4. Mar 25, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Zimmerman added as a coauthor

  5. Mar 25, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Sinicki withdrawn as a coauthor

  6. Mar 26, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Apr 30, 2019 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. May 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 6, Noes 2

  9. May 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. May 9, 2019 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-15-2019 by Committee on Rules

  11. May 15, 2019 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. May 15, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Emerson, Fields, Goyke, Gruszynski, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Kolste, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vining, Vruwink and Zamarripa

  13. May 15, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 63, Noes 34

  14. May 15, 2019 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. May 15, 2019 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. May 15, 2019 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 66, Noes 31

  17. May 15, 2019 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. May 16, 2019 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. May 16, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health and Human Services

  20. Jun 6, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  21. Oct 9, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  22. Oct 9, 2019 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  23. Oct 9, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  24. Nov 1, 2019 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a second time

  26. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  28. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  29. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Nov 6, 2019 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  31. Nov 13, 2019 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-13-2019

  32. Nov 14, 2019 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 11-14-2019 by directive of the Speaker

  33. Nov 20, 2019 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 11-20-2019

  34. Jan 13, 2020 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  35. Jan 13, 2020 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-15-2020 by Committee on Rules

  36. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Refused to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor, Ayes 63, Noes 36

  37. May 12, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

Terms on this page

Veto override

Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

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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

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Veto override

Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.

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