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including information about investigations of license holders in an online licensing portal maintained by the Department of Public Instruction

including information about investigations of license holders in an online licensing portal maintained by the Department of Public Instruction

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senators Jagler, Quinn, Wanggaard, Jacque and Nass, cosponsored by Representatives Gustafson, Goeben, Penterman, Tusler, B. Jacobson, O'Connor, Dittrich, Green, Maxey, Kreibich and Murphy
Last action
2026-04-06
Official status
S - Enacted into law
Effective date
Not listed

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including information about investigations of license holders in an online licensing portal maintained by the Department of Public Instruction

including information about investigations of license holders in an online licensing portal maintained by the Department of Public Instruction Status: S - Enacted into law

What This Bill Does

  • including information about investigations of license holders in an online licensing portal maintained by the Department of Public Instruction Status: S - Enacted into law

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-06 Sen.

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 185

  2. 2026-04-06 Sen.

    Published 4-4-2026

  3. 2026-04-02 Sen.

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  4. 2026-03-20 Sen.

    Report correctly enrolled

  5. 2026-03-17 Sen.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 concurred in

  6. 2026-03-17 Sen.

    Senator Smith added as a coauthor

  7. 2026-03-17 Sen.

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  8. 2026-03-16 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. 2026-02-19 Sen.

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

  10. 2026-02-18 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer

  11. 2026-02-18 Asm.

    Read a second time

  12. 2026-02-18 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. 2026-02-18 Asm.

    Read a second time

  14. 2026-02-18 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Gustafson

  15. 2026-02-18 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

  16. 2026-02-18 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. 2026-02-18 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  18. 2026-02-18 Asm.

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 66, Noes 32

  19. 2026-02-18 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. 2026-02-17 Asm.

    Made a special order of business at 1:23 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13

  21. 2026-02-13 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  22. 2026-02-13 Asm.

    Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026

  23. 2026-02-12 Asm.

    Received from Senate

  24. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Read a second time

  25. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  27. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Read a third time and passed

  28. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. 2026-02-09 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  30. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  31. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education , Ayes 5, Noes 0

  32. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  33. 2026-01-28 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  34. 2026-01-02 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  35. 2025-12-22 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Jagler , Quinn , Wanggaard , Jacque and Nass ; cosponsored by Representatives Gustafson , Goeben , Penterman , Tusler , B. Jacobson , O'Connor , Dittrich , Green , Maxey , Kreibich and Murphy

  36. 2025-12-22 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  37. 2025-12-22 Sen.

    Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor

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including information about investigations of license holders in an online licensing portal maintained by the Department of Public Instruction
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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 785
December 22, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
Jagler
,
Quinn
,
Wanggaard
,
Jacque
and
Nass
, cosponsored by Representatives
Gustafson
,
Goeben
,
Penterman
,
Tusler
,
B. Jacobson
,
O'Connor
,
Dittrich
,
Green
,
Maxey
,
Kreibich
and
Murphy
. Referred to Committee on Education.
SB785,1,4
1
An Act

to amend
115.31 (6) (b) and 115.31 (6) (c);
to create
115.28 (7) (i) of the
2
statutes;
relating to:
including information about investigations of license
3
holders in an online licensing portal maintained by the Department of Public
4
Instruction.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the state superintendent of public instruction to maintain on the Department of Public Instruction’s website an online licensing portal that is searchable by the public at no cost. Under the bill, the portal must include information related to license holders who are investigated by DPI. Specifically, the portal must include for each license holder who is under investigation the name of the license holder and the outcome of the investigation, including if the investigation was terminated because the license holder voluntarily surrendered the license during the investigation. The portal must also include the name of each individual whose license is revoked by DPI.
Under current law, DPI must post on its website the name of each license holder who is under investigation and the name of each individual whose license is revoked by DPI as the result of an investigation.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB785,1
1
Section

1
.
115.28 (7) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
SB785,2,4
2
115.28
(7)
(i) Maintain on the department’s website an online licensing portal
3
that allows the public to search and access license information by name and license
4
number at no cost and includes all of the following
:
SB785,2,6
5
1. The name of each license holder who is under investigation under s. 115.31
6
(6) or s. PI 34.100, Wis. Adm. Code.
SB785,2,10
7
2. If a license holder is investigated under s. 115.31 (6) or s. PI 34.100, Wis.
8
Adm. Code., the outcome of the investigation, including if an investigation was
9
terminated because the license holder voluntarily surrendered the license during
10
the investigation.
SB785,2,11
11
3. The name of each individual whose license is revoked by the department.
SB785,2
12
Section

2
.
115.31 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB785,2,20
13
115.31
(6)
(b) Upon receiving a report under sub. (3) relating to a person
14
licensed by the state superintendent, the state superintendent shall investigate to
15
determine whether to initiate revocation proceedings. The state superintendent
16
shall
post on the department’s Internet site

include in the online licensing portal
17
under s. 115.28 (7) (i)
the name of the licensee who is under investigation. During
18
the investigation the state superintendent shall keep confidential all information
19
pertaining to the investigation except the fact that an investigation is being
20
conducted and the date of the revocation hearing.
SB785,3
21
Section

3
.
115.31 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB785,3,5
22
115.31
(6)
(c) The department shall maintain a record of all investigations
1
conducted under par. (b) that indicates the name of the licensee, the date the
2
investigation began, the reason for the investigation, and the result of the
3
investigation. Whenever an investigation results in the revocation of a license, the
4
department shall
post on its Internet site

include in the online licensing portal
5
under s. 115.28 (7) (i)
the name of the person whose license was revoked.
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