Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 4

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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

Introduced, stopped here
Passes Senate, not reached
Passes Assembly, not reached
Governor signs, not reached
Law, not reached

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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

Senate: Refused to amend the motion to refer to the committee on Administrative Rules to refer to the committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Children and Families, Ayes 11, Noes 20

Failed 11–20 Mar 22, 2023 official source full page

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

Senate: Referred to committee on Administrative Rules, Ayes 20, Noes 11

Passed 20–11 Mar 22, 2023 official source full page