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WI AB 294

enacted

Relating to: membership on the Board of Nursing.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did WI AB 294 pass?

Yes. WI AB 294 has been enacted into law. 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, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-05-30
Latest action
2026-01-08 — Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • O'Connorprimary
  • Miresseprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Goebenprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Sortwellprimary
  • Cabral-Guevaracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-08

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  2. 2025-12-10

    Published 12-10-2025

    became-law

  3. 2025-12-10

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 74

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-12-04

    Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-10-15

    Report correctly enrolled on 10-15-2025

    enrolled

  6. 2025-10-14

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  7. 2025-10-14

    Ordered immediately messaged

  8. 2025-10-14

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2025-10-14

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. 2025-10-14

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  11. 2025-10-14

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  12. 2025-10-13

    Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. 2025-10-13

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  14. 2025-10-08

    Available for scheduling

  15. 2025-10-08

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

  16. 2025-10-07

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  17. 2025-10-07

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. 2025-10-07

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  19. 2025-10-07

    Rules suspended

  20. 2025-10-07

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  21. 2025-10-07

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-10-07

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  23. 2025-10-06

    Representative McCarville added as a coauthor

  24. 2025-10-03

    Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 10-7-2025

    referral

  25. 2025-09-15

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-09-15

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. 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

  28. 2025-09-03

    Representatives Subeck and Stubbs added as coauthors

  29. 2025-09-03

    Executive action taken

  30. 2025-09-02

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sortwell

    amendment-introduction

  31. 2025-08-19

    Representative Madison added as a coauthor

  32. 2025-06-30

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  33. 2025-06-26

    Representative Udell added as a coauthor

  34. 2025-06-25

    Public hearing held

  35. 2025-06-10

    Representative Joers added as a coauthor

  36. 2025-06-09

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  37. 2025-05-30

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care

    reading-1,referral-committee

  38. 2025-05-30

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

    introduction

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

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