Bill Commons

WI AB 486

in committee

Relating to: permissible financial aid reductions in higher education. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced
2025-10-09
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Sponsors

  • O'Connorprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Sortwellprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-09

    Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Behnke, Maxey, Mursau and O'Connor

    introduction

  2. 2025-10-09

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-10-14

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  4. 2025-10-16

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  5. 2025-12-10

    Public hearing held

  6. 2025-12-17

    Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor

  7. 2026-01-07

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sortwell

    amendment-introduction

  8. 2026-01-08

    Executive action taken

  9. 2026-01-14

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 6, Noes 4

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-01-14

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 6, Noes 4

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-01-14

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-02-10

    Placed on calendar 2-12-2026 by Committee on Rules

  13. 2026-02-12

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  14. 2026-02-12

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  15. 2026-02-12

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  16. 2026-02-12

    Rules suspended

  17. 2026-02-12

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 45

    passage,reading-3

  18. 2026-02-12

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. 2026-02-13

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  20. 2026-02-16

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  21. 2026-03-04

    Public hearing held

  22. 2026-03-09

    Executive action taken

  23. 2026-03-09

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

  24. 2026-03-09

    Available for scheduling

  25. 2026-03-23

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    amendment-failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 6, Noes 4

    2026-01-14 · pass · 6-4

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 6, Noes 4

    2026-01-14 · pass · 6-4

  • PASSAGE

    2026-02-12 · pass · 53-45

    Member-level votes (98)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: no
    • ANDRACA: 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: no
    • 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
    • MIRESSE: no
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
    • 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: no
    • SINICKI: no
    • SNODGRASS: no
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: no
    • 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 by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 2, Noes 3

    2026-03-09 · fail · 2-3

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab486

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