Bills by subject

Trades and occupations

73 bills and resolutions. 21 became law and 19 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 759 Eligibility to receive occupational credentials for recipients of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (FE)
Became law. Last action Apr 9, 2026
AB 50 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Mar 23, 2026
AB 479 Reducing costs of trade examinations administered by third parties and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee. Last action Mar 23, 2026
AB 492 Music therapists, the practice of music therapy, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Mar 23, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 12

Mar 23, 2026
AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 479: Reducing costs of trade examinations administered by third parties and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 492: Music therapists, the practice of music therapy, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 9, 2026
AB 759: Eligibility to receive occupational credentials for recipients of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 914: Registered interior designers supervising certain construction.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 991: Allowing employment of minors in the operation of a pizza-dough roller. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 468: Reducing costs of trade examinations administered by third parties and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 489: Music therapists, the practice of music therapy, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 745: Eligibility to receive occupational credentials for recipients of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (FE)
Stopped in committee.

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Mar 23, 2026
SB 883: Allowing employment of minors in the operation of a pizza-dough roller. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 993: Registered interior designers supervising certain construction.
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 23

Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 97: Advanced manufacturing skills grants for technical colleges.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 147: Inadmissibility of a statement of apology or condolence by a health care provider.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 183: Applicability of the prevailing wage law; the thresholds for applicability of that law; calculation of the prevailing wage rate; the treatment of volunteers, truck drivers, subjourneypersons, and incidental work under that law; the submission to the Department of Workforce Development of payroll records of persons performing work that is subject to that law; the inspection of those records; and the remedies for a violation of that law.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 187: Requiring the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to create and implement a business retention program, increasing the funding for skills enhancement grants, advanced manufacturing skills grants for technical colleges, and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 427: The purposes, authority, and responsibilities of the Educational Approval Board and the regulation of schools by that board.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 429: Waiving fees for certain professional and occupational licenses issued to veterans.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 547: The authority and responsibility of the Department of Safety and Professional Services, requirements for obtaining certain licenses or other credentials from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, weighing a product that contains opium or another controlled substance, and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 587: An income tax and franchise tax credit for training apprentices.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 615: Prohibiting fingerprinting in connection with professional credentials issued by the Department of Safety and Professional Services or an examining board or affiliated credentialing board, except as provided in the statutes, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.

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Mar 23, 2012
AB 674: Professional or occupational licensure renewal requirements for active duty service members and their spouses and requirements concerning licensure in this state of spouses of service members temporarily stationed in this state.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 27: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 40: Advanced manufacturing skills grants for technical colleges.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 87: The composition of the State Capitol and Executive Residence Board.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 103: Inadmissibility of a statement of apology or condolence by a health care provider.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 121: Requiring the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to create and implement a business retention program, increasing the funding for skills enhancement grants, advanced manufacturing skills grants for technical colleges, and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 280: Complementary and alternative health services and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 6, 2012
SB 338: Waiving fees for certain professional and occupational licenses issued to veterans.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 448: An income tax and franchise tax credit for training apprentices.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 450: Collecting workforce survey information from health care providers.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 22, 2012
SB 453: The authority and responsibility of the Department of Safety and Professional Services, requirements for obtaining certain licenses or other credentials from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, weighing a product that contains opium or another controlled substance, and granting rule-making authority.
Became law.
Apr 10, 2012
SB 464: Prohibiting fingerprinting in connection with professional credentials issued by the Department of Safety and Professional Services or an examining board or affiliated credentialing board, except as provided in the statutes, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Became law.
Apr 6, 2012
SB 550: Professional or occupational licensure renewal requirements for active duty service members and their spouses and requirements concerning licensure in this state of spouses of service members temporarily stationed in this state.
Became law.

2009–10 session: 38

Apr 28, 2010
AB 44: The Volunteer Health Care Provider Program.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 45: Domestic abuse identification training.
Stopped in committee.
May 26, 2010
AB 75: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 102: The licensing and regulation of thermal system insulation mechanics; creating a thermal system insulation council; requiring the employment of a state inspector; establishing standards for installing and maintaining thermal system insulation; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Feb 16, 2010
AB 142: Requiring a license to engage in the practice of landscape architecture.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 195: The Volunteer Health Care Provider Program.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 207: Requiring that patients be informed of health care facility use charges and that the charges be identified.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 267: Licenses and limited X-ray machine operator permits to engage in the practice of radiography, creating a radiography examining board, granting rule-making authority, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 16, 2010
AB 275: The Physical Therapists Affiliated Credentialing Board.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 286: Professional employer organizations and professional employer groups.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.

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Dates are each bill's latest recorded action. Every subject