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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 489: Relating to: music therapists, the practice of music therapy, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 489 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: music therapists, the practice of music therapy, and providing a penalty. (FE). Primary sponsor: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rachael Cabral-GuevaraPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Steve DoyleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse94
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Tony KurtzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Christine SinickiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Chuck WichgersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
  3. Representatives Billings, Joers and Vining added as cosponsors
  4. Fiscal estimate received
  5. Representative Tucker added as a cosponsor
  6. Representative VanderMeer added as a cosponsor
  7. Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
  8. Introduced by Senator Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Doyle, Kreibich, Kurtz, Sinicki and Wichgers

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source