republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2021/ab-975.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: substitute teacher permits issued by the Department of Public Instruction. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: substitute teacher permits issued by the Department of Public Instruction. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "AB 975"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 975 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thiesfeldt"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-02-14T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-08T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c33d947-f47d-49fa-b2d8-a83e8aa53fcc"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab975"
source_hash: "6c4f5df43bd2469015ebbbbd8c97ab4b1754050a26270881d9463e7bd9d00c11"
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 975 (2021) — Relating to: substitute teacher permits issued by the Department of Public Instruction. (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/AB975-AA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2021/REG/AB975)

## Votes

- Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 32 — **60–32** (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 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 4 — **9–4** (pass) · lower
- CONCURRENCE — **26–5** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 13, Noes 0 — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 3 — **4–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Thiesfeldt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representative Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senator Darling `introduction`
- **2022-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Brooks added as a coauthor
- **2022-02-16T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Thiesfeldt
- **2022-02-16T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2022-02-17T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2022-02-17T06:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-17T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended 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** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Pope, Emerson, B. Meyers, Anderson, Baldeh, Billings, Brostoff, Conley, Considine, Goyke, Haywood, Hebl, Hintz, Hong, McGuire, Neubauer, Ohnstad, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 32 `deferral`
- **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 passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2022-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2022-02-24T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2022-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2022-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2022-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2022-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- **2022-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 3-8-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 26, Noes 5 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2022-03-09T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2022-03-10T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 3-10-2022 `enrolled`
- **2022-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022 by directive of the Speaker `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 236 `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-08T05:00:00+00:00** Published 4-9-2022 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9c33d947-f47d-49fa-b2d8-a83e8aa53fcc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).