republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2021/ab-218.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: procedures for granting credentials granted by the Department of Safety and Professional Services and credentialing boards, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: procedures for granting credentials granted by the Department of Safety and Professional Services and credentialing boards, 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: "2021"
identifier: "AB 218"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 218 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bowen", "Cabral-Guevara", "Dallman", "Dittrich", "Haywood", "James", "Knodl", "Moses", "Mursau", "Petryk", "Pronschinske", "Rozar", "Skowronski", "Spiros", "Steffen", "Stubbs", "Subeck", "VanderMeer", "Wichgers", "Zimmerman"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 34
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-31T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-07T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4cfe740-779d-4658-825c-865281931437"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab218"
source_hash: "8550780efcfd8f34570d0362d1a9dbf355ad8d9b14a51da411c56d5b09619848"
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 218 (2021) — Relating to: procedures for granting credentials granted by the Department of Safety and Professional Services and credentialing boards, 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](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2021/REG/AB218-AA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/AB218)

## Votes

- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 9, Noes 0 — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 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

## Sponsors

- Bowen — primary (person)
- Cabral-Guevara — primary (person)
- Dallman — primary (person)
- Dittrich — primary (person)
- Haywood — primary (person)
- James — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Moses — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Petryk — primary (person)
- Pronschinske — primary (person)
- Rozar — primary (person)
- Skowronski — primary (person)
- Spiros — primary (person)
- Steffen — primary (person)
- Stubbs — primary (person)
- Subeck — primary (person)
- VanderMeer — primary (person)
- Wichgers — primary (person)
- Zimmerman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-31T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Petryk, Haywood, Bowen, Dallman, Dittrich, Cabral-Guevara, James, Knodl, Moses, Mursau, Pronschinske, Rozar, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck, VanderMeer, Wichgers, Zimmerman, Spiros and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, Johnson, Marklein, Stroebel, L. Taylor and Wimberger `introduction`
- **2021-03-31T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2021-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2021-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Brostoff added as a coauthor
- **2021-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2021-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform
- **2021-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 9, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 9, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-22-2021 by Committee on Rules
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-06-22T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2021-06-24T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2021-07-21T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2021-07-30T05:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-07-30T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2021-10-19T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- **2021-10-19T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 10-20-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2021-10-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-10-20T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-10-20T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2021-10-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-10-20T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2021-10-20T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2021-10-27T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 10-27-2021 `enrolled`
- **2021-12-02T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 12-2-2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-07T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 12-7-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 118 `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-07T06:00:00+00:00** Published 12-8-2021 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4cfe740-779d-4658-825c-865281931437`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).