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WI AB 166

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Relating to: academic and career planning services provided to pupils and requiring the reporting of certain data on college student costs and outcomes. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 166 pass?

No. WI AB 166 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-05-13). Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

What is WI AB 166 about?

WI AB 166 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: academic and career planning services provided to pupils and requiring the reporting of certain data on college student costs and outcomes. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 166?

Wichgers, Sheehan, Murphy and 8 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 166.

Introduced
2025-04-08
Latest action
2026-05-13 — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Wichgersprimary
  • Sheehanprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Greenprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Melotikprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-08

    Introduced by Representatives Melotik, Maxey, Behnke, Dittrich, Green, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Sheehan and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Feyen

    introduction

  2. 2025-04-08

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-04-09

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Melotik

    amendment-introduction

  4. 2025-04-10

    Public hearing held

  5. 2025-04-14

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  6. 2025-04-15

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  7. 2025-04-16

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  8. 2025-04-17

    Executive action taken

  9. 2025-04-17

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 10, Noes 3

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-04-17

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 10, Noes 3

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-04-17

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-04-17

    Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules

  13. 2025-04-22

    Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

  14. 2025-04-22

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  15. 2025-04-22

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  16. 2025-04-22

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  17. 2025-04-22

    Rules suspended

  18. 2025-04-22

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 56, Noes 39, Paired 2

    passage,reading-3

  19. 2025-04-22

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. 2025-04-23

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  21. 2025-04-23

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  22. 2025-04-24

    Read first time and referred to committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

    reading-1,referral-committee

  23. 2025-05-13

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  24. 2025-10-15

    Public hearing held

  25. 2025-10-24

    Executive action taken

  26. 2025-10-24

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. 2025-10-24

    Available for scheduling

  28. 2025-11-14

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  29. 2025-11-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  30. 2025-11-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  31. 2025-11-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  32. 2025-11-18

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  33. 2025-11-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  34. 2025-11-19

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  35. 2025-11-19

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-19-2025

    enrolled

  36. 2025-12-04

    Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

    executive-receipt

  37. 2025-12-05

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 12-5-2025

    executive-veto

  38. 2026-05-12

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  39. 2026-05-13

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 10, Noes 3

    2025-04-17 · pass · 10-3

  • Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 10, Noes 3

    2025-04-17 · pass · 10-3

  • PASSAGE

    2025-04-22 · pass · 56-39

    Member-level votes (95)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: no
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: no
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: no
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: no
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: no
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: no
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: no
    • DESMIDT: no
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: yes
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: no
    • FITZGERALD: no
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GOODWIN: no
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: no
    • HONG: no
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: no
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: no
    • JOERS: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: no
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: no
    • MCCARVILLE: no
    • MCGUIRE: no
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: no
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: no
    • PALMERI: no
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRADO: no
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RIVERA-WAGNER: no
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: no
    • SHEEHAN: yes
    • SINICKI: no
    • SNODGRASS: no
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: yes
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STROUD: no
    • STUBBS: no
    • SUBECK: no
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • TENORIO: no
    • TITTL: yes
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: no
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • VINING: no
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes

  • Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    2025-10-24 · pass · 3-2

Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab166

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