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AB80 • 2025
ratification of the Social Work Licensure Compact
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
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Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 232
Published 4-9-2026
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
LRB correction
Report correctly enrolled on 2-26-2026
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and concurred in
Senator Smith added as a cosponsor
Ordered immediately messaged
Received from Senate concurred in
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization , pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m) , Ayes 3, Noes 2
Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Representative Goodwin added as a coauthor
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
Available for scheduling
Representatives Andraca and Stroud added as coauthors
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and passed
Ordered immediately messaged
Received from Assembly
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025
Report passage recommended by Committee on Children and Families , Ayes 9, Noes 0
Referred to committee on Rules
Executive action taken
Fiscal estimate received
Public hearing held
Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor
Representative Mayadev added as a coauthor
Representative Hysell added as a coauthor
Representative Billings added as a coauthor
Senator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor
Representatives Fitzgerald and Subeck added as coauthors
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
Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families
ratification of the Social Work Licensure Compact Status: A - Enacted into Law