Assembly Bill 4
Pharmacy technicians and pharmacy students administering vaccines
Became law
The governor signed it on Feb 22, 2021. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 19, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 28, 2021
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 16, 2021
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2021 Wisconsin Act 3
Latest entry in the official record, Feb 22, 2021: “Published 2-20-2021”
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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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill authorizes pharmacy technicians to administer vaccines. Under current law, a pharmacy technician is a person who provides services as directed, supervised, and inspected by a pharmacist. To administer vaccines under the bill, a pharmacy technician must complete two hours of training and must be supervised by a pharmacist.
Also, under the bill, any health care provider who is authorized to administer vaccines may supervise pharmacy students who have completed two years of pharmacy school while they administer a vaccine. Current law requires pharmacy students who have completed two years of pharmacy school to be supervised by a pharmacist while administering a vaccine.
Who's behind it
7 lawmakers are its . All 7 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
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 Health vote on an amendment
Passed, 14 to 0 · Jan 26, 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 Health, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 13 to 1 · Jan 26, 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 Health, Ayes 13, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 90 to 1 · Jan 28, 2021 · 7 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (90)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Alex Dallman (R, 39)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- Barbara Dittrich (R, 99)
- Beth Meyers (D, 74)
- Bob Wittke (R, 63)
- Calvin Callahan (R, 35)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Clint Moses (R, 92)
- Cody Horlacher (R, 33)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Daniel Riemer (D, 7)
- Dave Armstrong (R, 67)
- Dave Considine (D, 81)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Deb Andraca (D, 23)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Don Vruwink (D, 43)
- Donna Rozar (R, 69)
- Dora Drake (D, 4)
- Evan Goyke (D, 18)
- Francesca Hong (D, 76)
- Gae Magnafici (R, 28)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- Greta Neubauer (D, 66)
- James Edming (R, 87)
- Janel Brandtjen (R, 22)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- Jimmy Anderson (D, 47)
- Jodi Emerson (D, 91)
- Joe Sanfelippo (R, 15)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- John Macco (R, 88)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Jon Plumer (R, 42)
- Jonathan Brostoff (D, 19)
- Kalan Haywood (D, 16)
- Ken Skowronski (R, 82)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Kristina Shelton (D, 90)
- LaKeshia Myers (D, 12)
- Lee Snodgrass (D, 52)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Loren Oldenburg (R, 96)
- Marisabel Cabrera (D, 9)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Michael Schraa (R, 53)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Pat Snyder (R, 85)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rick Gundrum (R, 58)
- Rob Summerfield (R, 68)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Robyn Vining (D, 13)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Samba Baldeh (D, 48)
- Sara Rodriguez (D, 13)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Shae Sortwell (R, 2)
- Shannon Zimmerman (R, 30)
- Shelia Stubbs (D, 78)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Sue Conley (D, 44)
- Supreme Moore Omokunde (D, 17)
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D, 8)
- Terry Katsma (R, 26)
- Timothy Ramthun (R, 59)
- Tip McGuire (D, 64)
- Tod Ohnstad (D, 65)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Tony Kurtz (R, 41)
- Treig Pronschinske (R, 29)
- Tyler Vorpagel (R, 27)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
No (1)
- Chuck Wichgers (R, 84)
Didn't vote (7)
- David Bowen (D, 10)
- Katrina Shankland (D, 71)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
- Ron Tusler (R, 3)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Health vote on an amendment
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 11, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 11, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Feb 22, 2021
The new law was published.
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Feb 22, 2021
The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 3.
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Feb 18, 2021
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 16, 2021
“Action ordered immediately messaged” (the official wording)
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Feb 16, 2021
The Assembly adopted it.
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Feb 16, 2021
The Senate passed it too.
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Feb 16, 2021
The Senate adopted it.
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Feb 11, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Feb 11, 2021
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Feb 9, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 4, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health.
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Jan 28, 2021
The Senate received it.
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Jan 28, 2021
The Assembly passed it, 90 to 1.
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Jan 28, 2021
The Assembly adopted it.
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Jan 26, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 26, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 1.
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Jan 22, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 20, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 19, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.
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Jan 19, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 19, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sanfelippo, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Duchow, Moses, Murphy and Rozar; cosponsored by Senator Kooyenga
- Jan 19, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
- Jan 20, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 22, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
- Jan 25, 2021 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Murphy
- Jan 26, 2021 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Jan 26, 2021 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 13, Noes 1
- Jan 26, 2021 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 26, 2021 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 9:01 AM on 1-28-2021 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 8
- Jan 28, 2021 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 28, 2021 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Jan 28, 2021 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 28, 2021 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 28, 2021 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 90, Noes 1
- Jan 28, 2021 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 28, 2021 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 4, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Health
- Feb 9, 2021 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 9, 2021 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Kooyenga
- Feb 11, 2021 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 11, 2021 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 11, 2021 · Senate
Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 11, 2021 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 12, 2021 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-16-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 16, 2021 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 16, 2021 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 16, 2021 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 16, 2021 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 16, 2021 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in as amended
- Feb 16, 2021 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 16, 2021 · Assembly
Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment 1 adopted)
- Feb 16, 2021 · Assembly
Senate Amendment 1 concurred in
- Feb 16, 2021 · Assembly
Action ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 18, 2021 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 2-18-2021
- Feb 18, 2021 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 2-18-2021
- Feb 22, 2021 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 2-19-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 3
- Feb 22, 2021 · Assembly
Published 2-20-2021
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
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