Assembly Bill 3
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
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 6, 2023
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Rules. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
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 would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
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.
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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.
Who's behind it
The official record doesn't name its authors.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly vote
Passed, 61 to 35 · Mar 14, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Referred to Family Law, Ayes 61, Noes 35”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 14, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Family Law, Ayes 61, Noes 35.
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Mar 13, 2023
“Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules report received pursuant to s. 227.26(2)(g), Wisconsin Statutes” (the official wording)
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Mar 8, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 6, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Family Law.
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Feb 6, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 6, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules
- Feb 6, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Family Law
- Mar 8, 2023 · Assembly
Report without recommendation pursuant to s. 227.26(2)(h), Wisconsin Statutes, by Committee on Family Law
- Mar 8, 2023 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 8, 2023 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 3-14-2023 by Committee on Rules
- Mar 13, 2023 · Assembly
Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules report received pursuant to s. 227.26(2)(g), Wisconsin Statutes
- Mar 14, 2023 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Mar 14, 2023 · Assembly
Referred to Family Law, Ayes 61, Noes 35
- Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote