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WI AB 80

enacted

Relating to: ratification of the Social Work Licensure Compact. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did WI AB 80 pass?

Yes. WI AB 80 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-21): Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor

What is WI AB 80 about?

WI AB 80 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: ratification of the Social Work Licensure Compact. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 80?

Vining, Udell, Stubbs and 24 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 80, joined by 12 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-02-28
Latest action
2026-05-21 — Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Viningprimary
  • Udellprimary
  • Stubbsprimary
  • Snyderprimary
  • Sinickiprimary
  • Roeprimary
  • Phelpsprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Novakprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Moore Omokundeprimary
  • Miresseprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Johnsonprimary
  • Joersprimary
  • J. Jacobsonprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Greenprimary
  • Franklinprimary
  • Emersonprimary
  • Doyleprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Bareprimary
  • Andersonprimary
  • Tittlprimary
  • VanderMeerprimary
  • Stafsholtcosponsor
  • Cabral-Guevaracosponsor
  • Carpentercosponsor
  • Dassler-Alfheimcosponsor
  • Drakecosponsor
  • Jamescosponsor
  • Keyeskicosponsor
  • Larsoncosponsor
  • Pfaffcosponsor
  • Spreitzercosponsor
  • Wallcosponsor
  • Ratcliffcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-21

    Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor

  2. 2026-04-09

    Published 4-9-2026

    became-law

  3. 2026-04-09

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 232

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-04-02

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-02-26

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-26-2026

    enrolled

  6. 2026-02-26

    LRB correction

  7. 2026-02-18

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  8. 2026-02-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  9. 2026-02-18

    Senator Smith added as a cosponsor

  10. 2026-02-18

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  11. 2026-02-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  12. 2026-02-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  13. 2026-02-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  14. 2026-02-17

    Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  15. 2026-02-17

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

  16. 2025-08-14

    Representative Goodwin added as a coauthor

  17. 2025-06-27

    Available for scheduling

  18. 2025-06-27

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

  19. 2025-06-24

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  20. 2025-06-24

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. 2025-06-24

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  22. 2025-06-24

    Rules suspended

  23. 2025-06-24

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  24. 2025-06-24

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  25. 2025-06-24

    Representatives Andraca and Stroud added as coauthors

  26. 2025-06-20

    Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025

    referral

  27. 2025-06-06

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-06-06

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-06-04

    Executive action taken

  30. 2025-05-28

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  31. 2025-05-21

    Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor

  32. 2025-05-21

    Public hearing held

  33. 2025-05-02

    Representative Mayadev added as a coauthor

  34. 2025-04-09

    Representative Hysell added as a coauthor

  35. 2025-03-24

    Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  36. 2025-03-10

    Senator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor

  37. 2025-03-03

    Representatives Fitzgerald and Subeck added as coauthors

  38. 2025-02-28

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families

    reading-1,referral-committee

  39. 2025-02-28

    Introduced by Representatives VanderMeer, Tittl, Anderson, Bare, Dittrich, Doyle, Emerson, Franklin, Green, Gundrum, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Knodl, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Phelps, Roe, Sinicki, Snyder, Stubbs, Udell and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Stafsholt, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, James, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Spreitzer, Wall and Ratcliff

    introduction

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Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0

    2025-06-06 · pass · 9-0

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

    2026-02-17 · pass · 3-2

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