---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: a tier I license issued by the Department of Public Instruction and modifying administrative rules promulgated by the Department of Public Instruction."
description: "Relating to: a tier I license issued by the Department of Public Instruction and modifying administrative rules promulgated by the Department of Public Instruction."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "AB 251"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 251 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Armstrong", "Behnke", "Donovan", "Goeben", "Green", "Gundrum", "Hurd", "Kitchens", "Macco", "Moses", "Mursau", "Novak", "Plumer", "Rettinger", "Schraa", "Steffen", "Tusler"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 36
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-05-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-25T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/975d243b-f5f0-4ab4-8063-8ee981e0e7a5"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab251"
source_hash: "d3dca5d888bcd62e6cc4fafb622b999c27ea1a2c06e8c94aee342dc2731ab431"
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 251 (2023) — Relating to: a tier I license issued by the Department of Public Instruction and modifying administrative rules promulgated by the Department of Public Instruction.

## Version chain

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

1. **Assembly Substitute Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB251-ASA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/AB251)

## Votes

- Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 11, Noes 1 — **11–1** (pass) · lower
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 11, Noes 1 — **11–1** (pass) · lower
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Armstrong — primary (person)
- Behnke — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Goeben — primary (person)
- Green — primary (person)
- Gundrum — primary (person)
- Hurd — primary (person)
- Kitchens — primary (person)
- Macco — primary (person)
- Moses — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Novak — primary (person)
- Plumer — primary (person)
- Rettinger — primary (person)
- Schraa — primary (person)
- Steffen — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-08T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Steffen, Armstrong, Behnke, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Hurd, Kitchens, Macco, Moses, Mursau, Novak, Plumer, Rettinger, Schraa and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators James, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Quinn, Testin and Tomczyk `introduction`
- **2023-05-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-09T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen
- **2023-11-01T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2023-11-08T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen
- **2023-11-09T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-11-09T06:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 11, Noes 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-11-09T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 11, Noes 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-11-09T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-09T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-14-2023 by Committee on Rules
- **2023-11-13T06:00:00+00:00** Representatives Gustafson and O'Connor added as coauthors
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wichgers
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-11-15T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2023-11-21T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-13T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-12-14T06:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-12-14T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2024-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- **2024-02-09T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2024-02-16T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 2-16-2024 `enrolled`
- **2024-03-18T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-25T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-22-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 196 `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-25T05:00:00+00:00** Published 3-23-2024 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/975d243b-f5f0-4ab4-8063-8ee981e0e7a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).