Assembly Bill 720
Practice of certain skilled health services by military medical personnel and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 8, 2022. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Nov 18, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 20, 2022
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jan 25, 2022
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2021 Wisconsin Act 158
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 8, 2022: “Published 3-9-2022”
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Wisconsin Act
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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 allows certain persons who have recently served as an army medic, a navy or coast guard corpsman, or an air force aerospace medical technician in the U.S. armed forces to practice certain skilled health services as part of a program facilitated by the Department of Safety and Professional Services without having to obtain a license. Under current law, with some exceptions, no person may engage in the practice of medicine and surgery without first receiving a license from the Medical Examining Board. This bill directs DSPS, in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Medical Examining Board, and the Board of Nursing, to establish a program in which military medical personnel may temporarily practice certain skilled health services in an inpatient or outpatient health care facility under the direction of a physician, physician assistant, podiatrist, registered professional nurse, or advanced practice nurse prescriber without having to obtain a license from the Medical Examining Board, the Podiatry Affiliated Credentialing Board, the Physician Assistant Affiliated Credentialing Board, or the Board of Nursing.
In order to participate in the program, the military medical personnel must complete and sign a memorandum of understanding that details their scope of practice, and submit the memorandum of understanding to their employer. In addition, the military medical personnel must establish a reasonable timeline with their employer under which the military medical personnel will act to acquire a license from the Medical Examining Board, the Podiatry Affiliated Credentialing Board, the Physician Assistant Affiliated Credentialing Board, or the Board of Nursing. The bill provides, however, that the timeline may be extended if unforeseen circumstances cause the military medical personnel to need more time to acquire a license. “Military medical personnel” is defined in the bill as a person who has served as an army medic, a navy or coast guard corpsman, or an air force aerospace medical technician in the U.S. armed forces and who was discharged or released from such service in the previous 12 months under honorable or general conditions.
Who's behind it
20 representatives are its . 11 are Republicans and 9 are Democrats.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (20)
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lee Snodgrass · Democrat, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Summerfield · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (11)
- Melissa Agard · Democrat, Senate
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Rozar, Dittrich, Magnafici and Wichgers
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, 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 Health vote on an amendment
Passed, 15 to 0 · Jan 18, 2022
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 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Health vote on an amendment
Passed, 15 to 0 · Jan 18, 2022
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 15 to 0 · Jan 18, 2022
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 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 21, 2022
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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Mar 8, 2022
The new law was published.
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Mar 8, 2022
The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 158.
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Mar 3, 2022
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 25, 2022
The Senate passed it too.
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Jan 21, 2022
“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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Jan 21, 2022
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Jan 20, 2022
The Senate received it.
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Jan 20, 2022
The Assembly passed it.
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Jan 20, 2022
The Assembly adopted it.
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Jan 18, 2022
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 18, 2022
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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Jan 6, 2022 to Jan 18, 2022
6 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jan 6, 2022
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 8, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 24, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 18, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health.
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Nov 18, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Nov 18, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Summerfield, Sinicki, Edming, Considine, Andraca, Bowen, Doyle, Gundrum, Krug, Milroy, Moses, Petryk, Snodgrass, Sortwell, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Vruwink, Knodl, Murphy and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Agard, Carpenter, Feyen, Kooyenga, L. Taylor, Testin and Wirch
- Nov 18, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
- Nov 24, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Dec 8, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 5, 2022 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Summerfield
- Jan 6, 2022 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 6, 2022 · Assembly
Representatives Rozar, Dittrich, Magnafici and Wichgers added as coauthors
- Jan 12, 2022 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Summerfield
- Jan 12, 2022 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 13, 2022 · Assembly
Representative Penterman added as a coauthor
- Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly
Representative Cabrera added as a coauthor
- Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-20-2022 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 2 adopted
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 20, 2022 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jan 21, 2022 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Jan 21, 2022 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 21, 2022 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 21, 2022 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-25-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Jan 31, 2022 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 1-31-2022
- Mar 3, 2022 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 3-3-2022
- Mar 8, 2022 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 3-8-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 158
- Mar 8, 2022 · Assembly
Published 3-9-2022
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