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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Senate Bill 74

The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Nov 25, 2019. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 1, 2019

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Jun 5, 2019

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Nov 7, 2019

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2019 Wisconsin Act 49

Latest entry in the official record, Nov 25, 2019: “Published 11-23-2019”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

2015 Wisconsin Act 116 ratified and entered Wisconsin into the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (compact), which provides for, as stated in the compact, “a streamlined process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple states."

The compact provides that a state may withdraw from the compact by repealing the statute authorizing the compact, but that a withdrawal does not take effect until one year after the effective date of that repeal.

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2015 Act 116 provided for the repeal of the statutes authorizing the compact on December 16, 2019, which, under the compact, would consequently result in Wisconsin's withdrawal from the compact.

This bill repeals the provisions in 2015 Act 116 that provided for the repeal of the statutes authorizing the compact.

Who's behind it

12 senators are its ⁠. 7 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.

54 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 66 names

Authors (12)

Signed on in support (54)

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.

Senate Committee on Health and Human Services vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · May 7, 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 Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Nov 25, 2019

    The new law was published.

  2. Nov 25, 2019

    The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 49.

  3. Nov 19, 2019

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Nov 7, 2019

    The Assembly passed it too.

  5. Nov 5, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Oct 30, 2019

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  7. Jun 5, 2019

    The Assembly received it.

  8. Jun 5, 2019

    The Senate passed it.

  9. May 7, 2019

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  10. Mar 15, 2019 to Mar 25, 2019

    2 more senators signed on in support.

  11. Mar 14, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  12. Mar 11, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  13. Mar 1, 2019

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.

  14. Mar 1, 2019

    Introduced in the Senate.

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

    Introduced by Senators Testin, Schachtner, Bewley, Cowles, Darling, Feyen, Kooyenga, Larson, Marklein, Olsen, Ringhand and Shilling; cosponsored by Representatives VanderMeer, Kolste, Anderson, Ballweg, Billings, Born, Brooks, Brostoff, Considine, Doyle, Edming, Emerson, Hutton, Katsma, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Macco, Magnafici, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Riemer, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steineke, Summerfield, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, Vruwink, Wichgers, Zamarripa, Dittrich and Subeck

  2. Mar 1, 2019 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 11, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 14, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Mar 15, 2019 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 25, 2019 · Senate

    Senator Smith added as a coauthor

  7. May 7, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. May 7, 2019 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. May 7, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Jun 3, 2019 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Jun 5, 2019 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  17. Oct 30, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Vining added as a cosponsor

  18. Nov 5, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  19. Nov 5, 2019 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-7-2019 by Committee on Rules

  20. Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  21. Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Nov 8, 2019 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  27. Nov 13, 2019 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  28. Nov 19, 2019 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 11-19-2019 by directive of the President, pursuant to Senate Rule 44m (3)

  29. Nov 25, 2019 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-22-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 49

  30. Nov 25, 2019 · Senate

    Published 11-23-2019

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

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

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

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