2021-2022 Regular SessionWisconsin Legislature

SB259: The regulation and licensure of genetic counselors, creating a genetic counselors affiliated credentialing board, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Legislative Summary

An Act to renumber 252.14 (1) (ar) 4q., 448.970, subchapter VIII (title) of chapter 448 [precedes 448.980] and subchapter IX (title) of chapter 448 [precedes 448.985]; to amend 15.085 (1m) (b), 49.45 (9r) (a) 7. b., 146.81 (1) (dg), 146.997 (1) (d) 4., 155.01 (7), 252.14 (1) (ar) 4e., 446.01 (1v) (d), 448.956 (1m), 448.956 (4), 450.10 (3) (a) 5., 451.02 (1) and 462.04; and to create 15.406 (7), 48.981 (2) (a) 20m., 146.81 (1) (eu), 252.14 (1) (ar) 4s., 440.03 (13) (b) 30m., 440.08 (2) (a) 37m. and subchapter VIII of chapter 448 [precedes 448.970] of the statutes; Relating to: the regulation and licensure of genetic counselors, creating a genetic counselors affiliated credentialing board, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Bill History

3/31/2021
Introduced
Senate
3/31/2021
Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry
Senate
4/14/2021
Fiscal estimate received
Senate
4/28/2021
Fiscal estimate received
Senate
5/24/2021
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque
Senate
5/26/2021
Public hearing held
Senate
6/3/2021
Executive action taken
Senate
6/3/2021
Report passage recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0
Senate
6/3/2021
Available for scheduling
Senate
8/3/2021
Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Jacque
Senate
9/24/2021
Placed on calendar 9-28-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Senate
9/28/2021
Read a second time
Senate
9/28/2021
Senate Amendment 2 withdrawn and returned to author
Senate
9/28/2021
Ordered to a third reading
Senate
9/28/2021
Rules suspended
Senate
9/28/2021
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 29, Noes 2
Senate
9/28/2021
Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
Senate
9/28/2021
Ordered immediately messaged
Senate
9/28/2021
Received from Senate
State Assembly
12/6/2021
Read first time and referred to committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform
State Assembly
1/20/2022
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen
State Assembly
1/26/2022
Executive action taken
State Assembly
2/1/2022
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 6, Noes 3
State Assembly
2/1/2022
Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 6, Noes 3
State Assembly
2/1/2022
Referred to committee on Rules
State Assembly
2/15/2022
Placed on calendar 2-17-2022 by Committee on Rules
State Assembly
2/16/2022
Representative McGuire added as a cosponsor
State Assembly
2/17/2022
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
State Assembly
2/17/2022
Read a second time
State Assembly
2/17/2022
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
State Assembly
2/17/2022
Ordered to a third reading
State Assembly
2/17/2022
Rules suspended
State Assembly
2/17/2022
Read a third time and concurred in as amended
State Assembly
2/17/2022
Ordered immediately messaged
State Assembly
2/17/2022
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
Senate
3/4/2022
Placed on calendar 3-8-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Senate
3/8/2022
Senator Erpenbach withdrawn as a coauthor
Senate
3/8/2022
Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in
Senate
3/8/2022
Action ordered immediately messaged
Senate
3/16/2022
LRB correction
Senate
3/16/2022
Report correctly enrolled
Senate
4/4/2022
Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022
Senate
4/11/2022
Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 251
Senate
4/11/2022
Published 4-9-2022
Senate

Amendments

Assembly Amendment 1

Assembly Amendment 1

1/20/2022Not Adopted

Senate Amendment 2

Senate Amendment 2

8/3/2021Not Adopted

Senate Amendment 1

Senate Amendment 1

5/24/2021Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Read a third time and passed
9/28/2021
29
Yea
2
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/11/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/197064.4 KB
Chaptered
Bill Text1/1/197064.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text3/31/202177.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/1970616.1 KB
Misc
Misc1/1/1970196.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/1970255.0 KB
Misc
Misc1/1/1970177.3 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/1970281.2 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/1970280.6 KB