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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 860: Relating to: the practice of audiology, licensure of audiologists, the composition of the Hearing and Speech Examining Board, and repealing an administrative rule related to the practical examination of audiologists. (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 860 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on January 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: the practice of audiology, licensure of audiologists, the composition of the Hearing and Speech Examining Board, and repealing an administrative rule related to the practical examination of audiologists. (FE). Primary sponsor: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rachael Cabral-GuevaraPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Melissa RatcliffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Jill BillingsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Ben DeSmidtCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Bob DonovanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Steve DoyleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse94
Cindi DuchowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Joy GoebenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Russell GoodwinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Karen KirschCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Lori PalmeriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Christine SinickiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Shelia StubbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Lisa SubeckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Randy UdellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47

“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. Available for scheduling
  4. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 3, Noes 2
  5. Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 3, Noes 2
  6. Executive action taken
  7. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cabral-Guevara
  8. Public hearing held
  9. Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
  10. Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
  11. Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Subeck, Billings, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Goeben, Goodwin, Kirsch, Knodl, O'Connor, Palmeri, Sinicki, Stubbs and Udell

Sources

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