Relating to: the Foundations of Reading test licensure requirement.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Oct 2021
Assembly Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Sep 29, 2021
Signed Mar 31, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Oct 25, 2021
How they voted
30–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Oct 25, 2021
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 31, 2022
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 3-31-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 214
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 by Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 13, Noes 0
lower
Dec 6, 2021
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
lower
Oct 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 30, Noes 2
upper
Oct 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 6, Noes 1
upper
Oct 13, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Larson, Johnson and Smith
upper
Sep 29, 2021
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Darling, Bernier, Ballweg and Bradley;
cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Ramthun, Knodl, Krug and Dittrich
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alberta Darling
RRepublican
P
Joan Ballweg
RRepublican
P
Julian Bradley
RRepublican
P
Kathleen Bernier
RRepublican
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