WI AB 294
enactedRelating to: membership on the Board of Nursing.
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WI AB 294 pass?
Yes. WI AB 294 has been enacted into law as of 2026-01-08. Latest recorded action (2026-01-08): Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
What is WI AB 294 about?
WI AB 294 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: membership on the Board of Nursing.”.
Who sponsors WI AB 294?
O'Connor, Miresse, Kreibich and 4 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 294.
- Introduced
- 2025-05-30
- Latest action
- 2026-01-08 — Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- O'Connorprimary
- Miresseprimary
- Kreibichprimary
- Gundrumprimary
- Goebenprimary
- Dittrichprimary
- Sortwellprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-05-30
Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Kreibich, Miresse and O'Connor; cosponsored by Senator Cabral-Guevara
introduction
2025-05-30
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-06-09
Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
2025-06-10
Representative Joers added as a coauthor
2025-06-25
Public hearing held
2025-06-26
Representative Udell added as a coauthor
2025-06-30
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
2025-08-19
Representative Madison added as a coauthor
2025-09-02
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sortwell
amendment-introduction
2025-09-03
Executive action taken
2025-09-03
Representatives Subeck and Stubbs added as coauthors
2025-09-15
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-15
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-15
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2025-10-03
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 10-7-2025
referral
2025-10-06
Representative McCarville added as a coauthor
2025-10-07
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-10-07
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2025-10-07
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-10-07
Rules suspended
2025-10-07
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2025-10-07
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-10-07
Received from Assembly
receipt
2025-10-08
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-10-08
Available for scheduling
2025-10-13
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2025-10-13
Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-10-14
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-10-14
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-10-14
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-10-14
Read a third time and concurred in
passage,reading-3
2025-10-14
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-10-14
Received from Senate concurred in
receipt
2025-10-15
Report correctly enrolled on 10-15-2025
enrolled
2025-12-04
Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025
executive-receipt
2025-12-10
Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 74
executive-signature
2025-12-10
Published 12-10-2025
became-law
2026-01-08
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
Versions
Documents
Votes
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 0
2025-09-15 · pass · 14-0
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 0
2025-09-15 · pass · 14-0
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2025-10-13 · pass · 3-2
Related bills
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