Senate Bill 158
Preliminary health care credentials granted to previously unlicensed individuals. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor
Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Mar 29, 2024. Lawmakers did not , so it stands.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 3, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jun 14, 2023
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 16, 2024
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Governor, stopped here
Vetoed Mar 29, 2024.
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, May 14, 2024: “Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”
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Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Safety and Professional Services to grant preliminary credentials to certain individuals who have recently completed the requirements to obtain a health care credential.
Under the bill, DSPS must grant a preliminary credential to an individual who attests to meeting all of the requirements for a corresponding permanent or training credential, including having completed all education, training, supervised experience, and similar requirements within the previous two-year period. The individual must also attest that he or she does not, to the best of his or her knowledge, have a disqualifying arrest or conviction record, and that he or she has been engaged by a health care employer to provide services that are within the scope of the credential that he or she is seeking. Finally, the individual must have also submitted an application for the permanent or training credential that remains pending.
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The health care employer must submit to DSPS the employer's national provider identifier and attest to having engaged the individual to provide the aforementioned services. The health care employer must also attest that the individual has, to the best of the health care employer's knowledge and with a reasonable degree of certainty, completed the required education, training, and supervised experience necessary for the corresponding permanent or training credential within the two years preceding the submission of the application for the preliminary credential, has passed required examinations, and has passed a background check performed by the health care employer.
The preliminary credential becomes effective upon the submission of the attestation by the health care employer or on a later date specified therein. The preliminary credential expires on the date that the application for the permanent or training credential is granted or denied. While providing services under a preliminary credential, the person is subject to all responsibilities and limitations of the corresponding permanent or training credential.
Who's behind it
7 senators are its . All 7 are Republicans.
22 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (22)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Ty Bodden · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Peter Schmidt · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
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 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Licensing vote to recommend it
Passed, 3 to 2 · Jun 8, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 22 to 11 · Jun 14, 2023
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (22)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Cory Tomczyk (R, 29)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (11)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Melissa Agard (D, 16)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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May 14, 2024
The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.
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Mar 29, 2024
The governor vetoed it.
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Mar 26, 2024
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 13, 2024
“Action ordered immediately messaged” (the official wording)
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Jan 16, 2024
The Senate adopted it.
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Jan 16, 2024
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jan 16, 2024
The Assembly adopted it.
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Oct 19, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 14, 2023
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Jun 14, 2023
The Assembly received it.
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Jun 14, 2023
The Senate passed it, 22 to 11.
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Jun 14, 2023
The Senate adopted it.
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Jun 8, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.
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Jun 8, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 25, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 3, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism.
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Apr 3, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 3, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Marklein and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Sortwell, Armstrong, Behnke, Bodden, Born, Dittrich, Donovan, Gustafson, Kitchens, Kurtz, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Rozar, Schmidt, Schraa, Tittl and Wichgers
- Apr 3, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism
- May 25, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jun 8, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 8, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jun 8, 2023 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Jun 8, 2023 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jun 13, 2023 · Senate
Placed on calendar 6-14-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jun 14, 2023 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Nass
- Jun 14, 2023 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jun 14, 2023 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
- Jun 14, 2023 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 14, 2023 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Jun 14, 2023 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 22, Noes 11
- Jun 14, 2023 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly
Senator Hutton added as a coauthor
- Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 31, 2023 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sortwell
- Jan 11, 2024 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in as amended
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 9, 2024 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 13, 2024 · Senate
Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in
- Feb 13, 2024 · Senate
Action ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
LRB correction
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 26, 2024 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2024
- Mar 29, 2024 · Senate
Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-29-2024
- May 13, 2024 · Senate
Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
- May 14, 2024 · Senate
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Terms on this page
Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
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
Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
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