Senate Bill 282
Membership on the Board of Nursing
Topics: Nurses
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
May 29, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 294. That version became law.
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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.
Under current law, the Board of Nursing has several powers and duties related to the licensure of nurses and the regulation of the practice of nursing in this state. The Board of Nursing consists of the following nine members appointed for staggered four-year terms: five currently licensed registered nurses, one currently licensed practical nurse, one individual who is either a licensed registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse, and two public members. This bill revises the membership of the Board of Nursing to provide that the board consist of three currently licensed registered nurses, one currently licensed practical nurse, one currently certified advanced practice nurse prescriber, one nurse educator, one member who is either a licensed registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse, and two public members. The bill provides that the two members of the Board of Nursing who were appointed as currently licensed registered nurses whose terms expire the earliest following the effective date of the bill must be replaced by a currently certified advanced practice nurse prescriber and a nurse educator after their terms expire.
Who's behind it
Rachael Cabral-Guevara, a Republican, is its .
15 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (15)
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Darrin Madison · Democrat, Assembly
- Maureen McCarville · Democrat, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- Subeck and Stubbs
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
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 Health vote on an amendment
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 3, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 3, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 6, 2025 to Jan 9, 2026
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Oct 3, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Oct 3, 2025
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Sep 3, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jun 9, 2025 to Sep 3, 2025
6 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.
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May 29, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health.
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May 29, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- May 29, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Kreibich, Miresse and O'Connor
- May 29, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
- Jun 9, 2025 · Senate
Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor
- Jun 10, 2025 · Senate
Representative Joers added as a cosponsor
- Jun 26, 2025 · Senate
Representative Udell added as a cosponsor
- Jun 30, 2025 · Senate
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor
- Aug 19, 2025 · Senate
Representative Madison added as a cosponsor
- Sep 3, 2025 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cabral-Guevara
- Sep 3, 2025 · Senate
- Sep 3, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 3, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 3, 2025 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 3, 2025 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 3, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 6, 2025 · Senate
Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor
- Jan 9, 2026 · Senate
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
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.
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
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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote