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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 282

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Relating to: membership on the Board of Nursing.

Nurses

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cabral-Guevara (R)

15 cosponsors

Dittrich (R) , Goeben (R) , Gundrum (R) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Kreibich (R) , Madison (D) , McCarville (D) , Miresse (D) , O'Connor (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Sortwell (R) , Subeck and Stubbs , Udell (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 3

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 3, 2025 official source full page

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

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 3, 2025 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. May 29, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Kreibich, Miresse and O'Connor

  2. May 29, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Jun 9, 2025 · Senate

    Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  4. Jun 10, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

  5. Jun 26, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Udell added as a cosponsor

  6. Jun 30, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor

  7. Aug 19, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Madison added as a cosponsor

  8. Sep 3, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cabral-Guevara

  9. Sep 3, 2025 · Senate

    Representatives Subeck and Stubbs added as cosponsors

  10. Sep 3, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  11. Oct 3, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  12. Oct 3, 2025 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  13. Oct 3, 2025 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  14. Oct 3, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  15. Oct 6, 2025 · Senate

    Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor

  16. Jan 9, 2026 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  17. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1