Shae Alan Sortwell, Wisconsin State Representative for 2nd District | Official Website
Shae Alan Sortwell, Wisconsin State Representative for 2nd District | Official Website
According to the Wisconsin State Legislature's official website, the bill was described as follows: "allowing certified advanced practice nurse prescribers to engage in the practice of radiography".
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, this bill creates an amendment to allow certified advanced practice nurse prescribers to engage in radiography without a license from the Radiography Examining Board. Currently, only physicians, chiropractors, dentists, and physician assistants are exempt from needing this specific license for practicing radiography, which involves imaging anatomical structures using X-rays and is used for medical diagnosis. The amendment to Section 462.02 (2) (g) of the statutes is set to expand the exemption to include certified advanced practice nurse prescribers, recognizing their capability to conduct these tasks under their current certification.
The bill was co-authored by Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican-19th District) and Representative Joel Kitchens (Republican-1st District).
Shae A. Sortwell has co-authored or authored another 50 bills since the beginning of the 2025 session, with none of them being enacted.
Sortwell graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in 2006 with a BA.
Sortwell, a Republican, was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2019 to represent the state's 2nd Assembly district, replacing previous state representative André Jacque.
In Wisconsin, the legislative process starts when a senator, constituent, group, or agency proposes an idea for a bill. After drafting, the bill is introduced, numbered, and referred to a committee for review and public input. If approved, it moves through three readings and votes in both the Senate and Assembly. Once both chambers pass the same version, the bill goes to the governor, who can sign it, veto it, or let it become law without a signature. Only a small share of bills introduced each session ultimately become law. You can learn more about the Wisconsin legislative process here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| AB295 | 05/30/2025 | Allowing certified advanced practice nurse prescribers to engage in the practice of radiography |
| AB294 | 05/30/2025 | Membership on the Board of Nursing |
| AB282 | 05/30/2025 | Local government rules of proceedings and consideration of ordinances or resolutions for which enactment or adoption previously failed. (FE) |
| AB270 | 05/19/2025 | A school psychologist loan program. (FE) |
| AB232 | 05/02/2025 | Transferring adjudicatory functions for worker’s compensation from the Division of Hearings and Appeals in the Department of Administration to the Department of Workforce Development. (FE) |
| AB187 | 04/15/2025 | Training completion awards for volunteer firefighters. (FE) |
| AB172 | 04/09/2025 | Consumer data protection and providing a penalty. (FE) |
| AB149 | 03/17/2025 | The nomination of presidential electors |
| AB132 | 03/13/2025 | Creating a board to organize, promote, and host a Wisconsin nuclear power summit. (FE) |
| AB127 | 03/11/2025 | The duty of a pharmacist to dispense lawfully prescribed drugs and devices. (FE) |
| AB108 | 03/11/2025 | A nuclear power siting study and time limits for taking final action on certain certificate of public convenience and necessity applications. (FE) |
| AB88 | 02/28/2025 | Civil action for injury or damages resulting from riot or vandalism, participation in a riot, prohibiting certain limitations or restrictions on law enforcement responses to riot or vandalism activity, and providing a penalty |
| AB87 | 02/28/2025 | Restitution orders following a conviction for human trafficking and restoration of the right to vote to a person barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction. (FE) |
| AB86 | 02/28/2025 | Imposing the penalty of life imprisonment for the crime of child trafficking and providing a penalty. (FE) |
| AB42 | 02/17/2025 | Local regulation of fowl |
| AB41 | 02/17/2025 | Local regulation of vegetable gardens |
| AB26 | 02/17/2025 | Battery or threat to jurors and providing a penalty |
| AB17 | 02/06/2025 | Creating an employee ownership conversion costs tax credit, a deduction for capital gains from the transfer of a business to employee ownership, and an employee ownership education and outreach program. (FE) |
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