Assembly Bill 607
Provision of psychotherapy by qualified treatment trainees and applicants for certain training licenses in outpatient mental health clinics. (FE)
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
Oct 31, 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 Health, Aging and Long-Term Care. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Cost estimate
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current administrative code, qualified treatment trainees may provide psychotherapy to consumers through outpatient mental health clinics certified by the Department of Health Services. Under current administrative code, “qualified treatment trainee” is defined to mean either a graduate student who is enrolled in an accredited institution in psychology, counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work, nursing, or a closely related field or a person with a graduate degree from an accredited institution and course work in psychology, counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work, nursing, or a closely related field who has not yet completed applicable supervised practice requirements. This bill adds to the definition of qualified treatment trainee for purposes of providing psychotherapy to consumers through outpatient mental health clinics a person with a graduate degree from an accredited institution in psychology, counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work, nursing or a closely related field who has submitted an application for a training license as a social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor until the person is granted a training license or for one year following the date that the person submitted an application for a training license, whichever occurs first.
Further, this bill codifies current administrative code by directing DHS to promulgate rules to allow qualified treatment trainees and persons with a graduate degree from an accredited institution in psychology, counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work, nursing, or a closely related field who have submitted an application for a training license as a social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor within the previous year but have not yet been granted a training license to provide psychotherapy to patients through an outpatient mental health clinic certified by DHS while under clinical supervision as defined by DHS.
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Additionally, the bill directs the Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board to promulgate rules establishing standards of conduct for qualified treatment trainees to engage in psychotherapy in an outpatient mental health clinic certified by DHS including a requirement that qualified treatment trainees be supervised while engaging in psychotherapy.
Who's behind it
5 representatives are its . 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (5)
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 28, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 7, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 31, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care.
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Oct 31, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 31, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Gustafson, Ortiz-Velez, Brooks, O'Connor and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Cabral-Guevara
- Oct 31, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
- Dec 7, 2023 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Dec 28, 2023 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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
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
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
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