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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 468

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: reducing costs of trade examinations administered by third parties and making an appropriation. (FE)

Organization miscellaneous Safety and professional services department of Sales Trades and occupations

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates an appropriation for the Department of Safety and Professional Services to reduce the cost of examinations administered by a third party that are required to obtain an occupational license in the building trades.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Larson (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D)

20 cosponsors

Andraca (D) , Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Brown (D) , Emerson (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Mayadev (D) , McCarville (D) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Roe (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 2

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

Full history

  1. Oct 2, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Moore Omokunde, Arney, Andraca, Bare, Brown, Emerson, Joers, Johnson, McCarville, Miresse, Roe, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Udell and Sinicki

  2. Oct 2, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

  3. Jan 9, 2026 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  4. Mar 20, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Mayadev added as a cosponsor

  5. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1