Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 3

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Relating to: rules defining unprofessional conduct by marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, and social workers and suspension of a portion of a rule of the Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board.

Administrative rules Administrative rules — Revisions Counselor Lesbian gay bisexual and transgender Marriage and family therapist Marriage and family therapy counseling and social worker examining board Social work

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits the Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling,

and Social Work Examining Board from promulgating any rule that establishes as

unprofessional conduct employing or promoting any intervention or method that has

the purpose of attempting to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity,

including attempting to change behaviors or expressions of self or to reduce sexual

or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same gender.

This bill is introduced as required by s. 227.26 (2) (f), stats., in support of the

action of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules in suspending

section MPSW 20.02 (25), Wis. Adm. Code, a rule of the Marriage and Family

Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board on January 12,

2023.

The suspended rule provided that unprofessional conduct related to the

practice of marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, and social

workers includes employing or promoting any intervention or method that has the

purpose of attempting to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity,

including attempting to change behaviors or expressions of self or to reduce sexual

or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same gender.

Votes

Assembly: Referred to Family Law, Ayes 61, Noes 35

Passed 61–35 Mar 14, 2023 official source full page

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

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