---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: the Foundations of Reading test licensure requirement."
description: "Relating to: the Foundations of Reading test licensure requirement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 589"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 589 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ballweg", "Bernier", "Bradley", "Darling"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-09-29T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-31T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8f91469-4938-4cd2-9338-33969ba93b2b"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb589"
source_hash: "196e4bdccdcc224a284495b23f97362fe1f6b5da2cd3c8a7940632c8c4dad7d7"
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 SB 589 (2021) — Relating to: the Foundations of Reading test licensure requirement.

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/SB589)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **30–2** (pass) · upper
- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 13, Noes 0 — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 6, Noes 1 — **6–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ballweg — primary (person)
- Bernier — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Darling — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-09-29T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators Darling, Bernier, Ballweg and Bradley; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Ramthun, Knodl, Krug and Dittrich `introduction`
- **2021-09-29T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-10-13T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Larson, Johnson and Smith
- **2021-10-14T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2021-10-21T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2021-10-21T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 6, Noes 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-10-21T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2021-10-22T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 10-25-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2021-10-25T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-10-25T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-10-25T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-10-25T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed, Ayes 30, Noes 2 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-10-25T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-10-25T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate `receipt`
- **2021-12-06T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-14T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2022-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2022-02-17T06:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 13, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-17T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 by Committee on Rules
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up `withdrawal`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in `receipt`
- **2022-02-25T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled `enrolled`
- **2022-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 3-28-2022 by directive of the Majority Leader `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-31T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-31-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 214 `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-31T05:00:00+00:00** Published 4-1-2022 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8f91469-4938-4cd2-9338-33969ba93b2b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).