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WI AB 582

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Relating to: dual enrollment programs, creating the Council on Dual Enrollment, and transfer of postsecondary course credits. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 582 pass?

No. WI AB 582 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 582 about?

WI AB 582 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: dual enrollment programs, creating the Council on Dual Enrollment, and transfer of postsecondary course credits. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 582?

Wichgers, Rodriguez, Penterman and 8 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 582.

Introduced
2025-10-24
Latest action
2026-05-13 — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Wichgersprimary
  • Rodriguezprimary
  • Pentermanprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Kitchensprimary
  • Murphyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-24

    Introduced by Representatives Murphy, Kitchens, Behnke, Dittrich, Knodl, Melotik, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Rodriguez and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara and Jacque

    introduction

  2. 2025-10-24

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-10-30

    Public hearing held

  4. 2025-11-06

    Executive action taken

  5. 2025-11-11

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  6. 2025-11-11

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  7. 2025-11-12

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 3

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-11-12

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-11-13

    Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules

  10. 2025-11-18

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  11. 2025-11-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  12. 2025-11-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  13. 2025-11-19

    Rules suspended

  14. 2025-11-19

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 55, Noes 43

    passage,reading-3

  15. 2025-11-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. 2025-11-20

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  17. 2025-11-20

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  18. 2025-12-02

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  19. 2026-01-07

    Public hearing held

  20. 2026-01-12

    Executive action taken

  21. 2026-01-12

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2026-01-12

    Available for scheduling

  23. 2026-03-16

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. 2026-03-17

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  25. 2026-03-17

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  26. 2026-03-17

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  27. 2026-03-17

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  28. 2026-03-17

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. 2026-03-18

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  30. 2026-03-26

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-26-2026

    enrolled

  31. 2026-04-02

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    executive-receipt

  32. 2026-04-03

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026

    executive-veto

  33. 2026-05-12

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

  34. 2026-05-13

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

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 3

    2025-11-12 · pass · 9-3

  • PASSAGE

    2025-11-19 · pass · 55-43

    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: yes
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: no
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STROUD: no
    • STUBBS: no
    • SUBECK: no
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TENORIO: no
    • TITTL: yes
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: no
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • VINING: no
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes
  • Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    2026-01-12 · pass · 3-2

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