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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 13

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Relating to: dentists administering certain vaccines.

Dentistry Disease Vaccination

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill authorizes dentists to administer COVID-19 and flu vaccines. Under

current law, generally, vaccines may be administered only by physicians, physician

assistants, nurses, pharmacists, and certain pharmacy students.

To administer COVID-19 and flu vaccines under the bill, a dentist must

complete 12 hours of training on vaccine storage, protocols, administration

technique, emergency procedures, and record keeping and must have in effect

liability insurance meeting certain requirements. A dentist may not administer a

COVID-19 or flu vaccine to a child under the age of six unless the vaccine is

administered pursuant to a prescription order and the dentist completes training

that includes administering vaccines to children under the age of six. The bill also

requires a dentist who administers a COVID-19 or flu vaccine to update the

Wisconsin Immunization Registry established by the Department of Health Services

within seven days of administering the vaccine.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bernier (R) , Cowles (R) , Feyen (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Ringhand (D) , Wanggaard (R)

10 cosponsors

Bowen (D) , Brooks (R) , Dittrich (R) , Milroy (D) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , Schraa (R) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , Subeck (D)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 11, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 11, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 28, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Bernier, Wanggaard, Cowles, Feyen, Kooyenga and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Brooks, Milroy, Moses, Mursau, Schraa, Sinicki and Skowronski

  2. Jan 28, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Feb 9, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 9, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Bernier

  5. Feb 11, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 11, 2021 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Feb 11, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Feb 11, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Feb 12, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. Feb 16, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  11. Feb 16, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Feb 16, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  13. Feb 16, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  14. Feb 16, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Feb 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  16. Feb 16, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  17. Mar 4, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Dittrich added as a cosponsor

  18. Mar 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  19. Mar 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-16-2021 by Committee on Rules

  20. Mar 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  21. Mar 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  22. Mar 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  23. Mar 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Mar 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  25. Mar 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  26. Mar 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Bowen added as a cosponsor

  27. Mar 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Mar 16, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  29. Mar 18, 2021 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  30. Mar 19, 2021 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-19-2021

  31. Mar 22, 2021 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-22-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 8

  32. Mar 22, 2021 · Senate

    Published 3-23-2021