Assembly Bill 218
Procedures for granting credentials granted by the Department of Safety and Professional Services and credentialing boards, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Dec 7, 2021. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Mar 31, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jun 22, 2021
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 20, 2021
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2021 Wisconsin Act 118
Latest entry in the official record, Dec 7, 2021: “Published 12-8-2021”
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Wisconsin Act
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Official term: Act. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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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 makes a number of changes regarding the process for the granting of professional credentials by the Department of Safety and Professional Services and credentialing boards in DSPS, including all of the following:
1. The bill explicitly allows a credentialing board to delegate authority to DSPS to make determinations regarding whether an applicant satisfies the requirements to be granted a credential and authority to grant or deny a credential in accordance with that determination.
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2. Once an application for a credential is considered complete following an investigation conducted by DSPS, DSPS must, for a credential that is granted by a credentialing board, either 1) forward the application to the board or the board's designee with DSPS's recommendation regarding approval or denial of the application or 2) if DSPS has been delegated the authority to make a determination on the application, directly approve or deny the application in accordance with its determination. If DSPS forwards an application to the board or the board's designee with a recommendation that it be approved, the bill requires that the application be considered automatically approved by the board on the tenth business day thereafter, unless the application is acted on sooner or unless the board or its designee takes certain other actions before that date.
Who's behind it
20 lawmakers are its . 16 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (20)
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Alex Dallman · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Kalan Haywood · Democrat, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Treig Pronschinske · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Eric Wimberger · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
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 4 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform vote on an amendment
Passed, 9 to 0 · May 14, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 0 · May 14, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Insurance vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jul 30, 2021
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 Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 19, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Dec 7, 2021
The new law was published.
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Dec 7, 2021
The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 118.
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Dec 2, 2021
Sent to the governor.
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Oct 20, 2021
The Senate passed it too.
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Oct 19, 2021
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Jul 30, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Jun 24, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry.
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Jun 22, 2021
The Senate received it.
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Jun 22, 2021
The Assembly passed it.
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Jun 22, 2021
The Assembly adopted it.
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May 14, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 14, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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May 4, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 27, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 1, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 31, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform.
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Mar 31, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 31, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Petryk, Haywood, Bowen, Dallman, Dittrich, Cabral-Guevara, James, Knodl, Moses, Mursau, Pronschinske, Rozar, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck, VanderMeer, Wichgers, Zimmerman, Spiros and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, Johnson, Marklein, Stroebel, L. Taylor and Wimberger
- Mar 31, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform
- Apr 1, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 27, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- May 4, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Brostoff added as a coauthor
- May 4, 2021 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- May 4, 2021 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform
- May 14, 2021 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- May 14, 2021 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- May 14, 2021 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 6-22-2021 by Committee on Rules
- Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 22, 2021 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jun 24, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry
- Jul 21, 2021 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jul 30, 2021 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jul 30, 2021 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 19, 2021 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 19, 2021 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-20-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 20, 2021 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Oct 27, 2021 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 10-27-2021
- Dec 2, 2021 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 12-2-2021
- Dec 7, 2021 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 12-7-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 118
- Dec 7, 2021 · Assembly
Published 12-8-2021
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote