WI AB 659

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• Wichgersprimary
• Udellprimary
• Piwowarczykprimary
• O'Connorprimary
• Novakprimary
• Mursauprimary
• Murphyprimary
• Melotikprimary
• Kreibichprimary
• Knodlprimary
• Joersprimary
• Donovanprimary
• Dittrichprimary
• Brooksprimary
• Billingsprimary
• Behnkeprimary
• Steffenprimary
• Kurtzprimary
• Franklinprimary
• Kitchensprimary

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1. 2025-11-19

   Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Franklin, Kurtz, Steffen, Behnke, Billings, Brooks, Dittrich, Donovan, Joers, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Udell, Wichgers and Palmeri; cosponsored by Senator Wimberger

   introduction

2. 2025-11-19

   Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

   reading-1,referral-committee

3. 2025-11-21

   Fiscal estimate received

   receipt

4. 2025-11-21

   Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

5. 2025-11-21

   Fiscal estimate received

   receipt

6. 2025-11-24

   Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

7. 2025-11-24

   Fiscal estimate received

   receipt

8. 2026-01-08

   Public hearing held

9. 2026-01-22

   Executive action taken

10. 2026-01-22

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 11, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

11. 2026-01-22

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

12. 2026-02-09

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

13. 2026-02-18

    Made a special order of business at 11:27 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

14. 2026-02-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

15. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Emerson

    amendment-introduction

16. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 55, Noes 41

    amendment-deferral,deferral

17. 2026-02-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

18. 2026-02-19

    Rules suspended

19. 2026-02-19

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 94, Noes 2

    passage,reading-3

20. 2026-02-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

21. 2026-02-23

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

22. 2026-02-25

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

23. 2026-02-25

    Available for scheduling

24. 2026-02-27

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

    referral-committee

25. 2026-03-03

    Executive action taken

26. 2026-03-03

    Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

27. 2026-03-03

    Available for scheduling

28. 2026-03-16

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

29. 2026-03-16

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

30. 2026-03-17

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Dassler-Alfheim, Larson, Carpenter, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch

    amendment-introduction

31. 2026-03-17

    Senators Hesselbein and Smith added as cosponsors

32. 2026-03-17

    Read a second time

    reading-2

33. 2026-03-17

    Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

    amendment-failure

34. 2026-03-17

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

35. 2026-03-17

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

36. 2026-03-17

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

37. 2026-03-17

    Ordered immediately messaged

38. 2026-03-18

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

39. 2026-03-24

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2026

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40. 2026-04-01

    Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026

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41. 2026-04-02

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 155

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42. 2026-04-02

    Published 4-3-2026

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• Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  2026-01-22 · pass · 11-0

• Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 55, Noes 41

  2026-02-19 · pass · 55-41

• PASSAGE

  2026-02-19 · pass · 94-2

  Member-level votes (96)

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

• Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  2026-03-03 · pass · 16-0

• Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  2026-03-16 · pass · 3-2

• Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  2026-03-17 · pass · 18-15

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