---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: requirements for funeral director apprenticeships and licenses, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: requirements for funeral director apprenticeships and licenses, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "AB 576"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 576 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Ballweg", "Born", "Dittrich", "Felzkowski", "Fields", "Hebl", "Horlacher", "James", "Knodl", "Kulp", "Macco", "Novak", "Oldenburg", "Petryk", "Plumer", "Rodriguez", "Sortwell", "Stuck", "Tittl", "Tusler", "VanderMeer", "Wittke"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-10-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-04T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2936416a-cc61-4088-8292-9017639df5fb"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab576"
source_hash: "f865ce162ff01e34e603862ee380552783eb057ec9565f81ff2e0127a881d45b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 576 (2019) — Relating to: requirements for funeral director apprenticeships and licenses, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/AB576-AA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/AB576)

## Votes

- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 9, Noes 0 — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 9, Noes 0 — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Ballweg — primary (person)
- Born — primary (person)
- Dittrich — primary (person)
- Felzkowski — primary (person)
- Fields — primary (person)
- Hebl — primary (person)
- Horlacher — primary (person)
- James — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Kulp — primary (person)
- Macco — primary (person)
- Novak — primary (person)
- Oldenburg — primary (person)
- Petryk — primary (person)
- Plumer — primary (person)
- Rodriguez — primary (person)
- Sortwell — primary (person)
- Stuck — primary (person)
- Tittl — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)
- VanderMeer — primary (person)
- Wittke — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-10-25T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives VanderMeer, Allen, Ballweg, Born, Dittrich, Felzkowski, Fields, Hebl, Horlacher, James, Knodl, Kulp, Macco, Novak, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Rodriguez, Sortwell, Stuck, Tittl, Tusler and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, Craig, Kapenga, Olsen, Johnson and Larson `introduction`
- **2019-10-25T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-30T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2019-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2019-12-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senator Hansen added as a cosponsor
- **2020-01-06T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative VanderMeer `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-01-09T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2020-01-31T06:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- **2020-01-31T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 9, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-01-31T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-11-2020 by Committee on Rules
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2020-02-11T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2020-02-12T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2020-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2020-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- **2020-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-19-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
- **2020-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2020-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
- **2020-02-25T06:00:00+00:00** LRB correction
- **2020-02-25T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2020
- **2020-02-28T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 2-28-2020 by directive of the Speaker `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-3-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 137 `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Published 3-4-2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2936416a-cc61-4088-8292-9017639df5fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).