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WI AB 600

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Relating to: faculty tenure and probationary appointments at University of Wisconsin System institutions and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 600 pass?

No. WI AB 600 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-23). Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 600 about?

WI AB 600 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: faculty tenure and probationary appointments at University of Wisconsin System institutions and granting rule-making authority. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 600?

Ortiz-Velez, Udell, Tenorio and 39 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 600.

Introduced
2025-10-29
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Ortiz-Velezprimary
  • Udellprimary
  • Tenorioprimary
  • Taylorprimary
  • Subeckprimary
  • Stubbsprimary
  • Stroudprimary
  • Spaudeprimary
  • Snodgrassprimary
  • Sinickiprimary
  • Sheehanprimary
  • Roeprimary
  • Rivera-Wagnerprimary
  • Pradoprimary
  • Phelpsprimary
  • Palmeriprimary
  • Neubauerprimary
  • Moore Omokundeprimary
  • Miresseprimary
  • McGuireprimary
  • McCarvilleprimary
  • Mayadevprimary
  • Madisonprimary
  • Kirschprimary
  • Johnsonprimary
  • Hysellprimary
  • Hongprimary
  • Haywoodprimary
  • Goodwinprimary
  • Fitzgeraldprimary
  • Emersonprimary
  • DeSantoprimary
  • Clancyprimary
  • Brownprimary
  • Billingsprimary
  • Bareprimary
  • Arneyprimary
  • Andracaprimary
  • Andersonprimary
  • Joersprimary
  • Viningprimary
  • DeSmidtprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-29

    Introduced by Representatives DeSmidt, Vining, Joers, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, Hong, Hysell, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, McGuire, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio, Udell and Ortiz-Velez; cosponsored by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Carpenter, Drake, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch

    introduction

  2. 2025-10-29

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-11-11

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  4. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

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Votes

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Related bills

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Attribution

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