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WI SB 498

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Relating to: free speech and academic freedom at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, due process in disciplinary proceedings at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, and causes of action against the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and technical college district boards. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 498 pass?

No. WI SB 498 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 SB 498 about?

WI SB 498 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: free speech and academic freedom at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, due process in disciplinary proceedings at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, and causes of action against the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and technical college district boards. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 498?

Wanggaard, Kapenga, Tomczyk and 1 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 498.

Introduced
2025-10-02
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

  • Wanggaardprimary
  • Kapengaprimary
  • Tomczykprimary
  • Cabral-Guevaraprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-02

    Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Tomczyk, Kapenga and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Nedweski, Murphy, Gustafson, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Maxey, Melotik, Moses, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Sortwell, Steffen, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tusler and Wichgers

    introduction

  2. 2025-10-02

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-10-15

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  4. 2025-10-15

    Public hearing held

  5. 2025-10-24

    Executive action taken

  6. 2025-10-24

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  7. 2025-10-24

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-10-24

    Available for scheduling

  9. 2025-11-14

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

  10. 2025-11-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  11. 2025-11-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  12. 2025-11-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  13. 2025-11-18

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 17, Noes 16

    passage,reading-3

  14. 2025-11-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. 2025-11-19

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  16. 2026-01-16

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

    reading-1,referral-committee

  17. 2026-02-10

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

  18. 2026-02-12

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

    withdrawal

  19. 2026-02-12

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  20. 2026-02-12

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Bare

    amendment-introduction

  21. 2026-02-12

    Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  22. 2026-02-12

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  23. 2026-02-12

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 53, Noes 45

  24. 2026-02-12

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer

    amendment-introduction

  25. 2026-02-12

    Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  26. 2026-02-12

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  27. 2026-02-12

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 53, Noes 45

  28. 2026-02-12

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  29. 2026-02-12

    Rules suspended

  30. 2026-02-12

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 53, Noes 45

    passage,reading-3

  31. 2026-02-12

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. 2026-02-13

    Received from Assembly concurred in

    receipt

  33. 2026-02-23

    Report correctly enrolled

    enrolled

  34. 2026-03-18

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026

    executive-receipt

  35. 2026-03-20

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-20-2026

    executive-veto

  36. 2026-05-12

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

  37. 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 Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    2025-10-24 · pass · 3-2

  • PASSAGE

    2025-11-18 · pass · 17-16

    Member-level votes (33)
    • BRADLEY: yes
    • JAGLER: yes
    • STAFSHOLT: yes
    • CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • TESTIN: yes
    • FELZKOWSKI: yes
    • KAPENGA: yes
    • TOMCZYK: yes
    • FEYEN: yes
    • LEMAHIEU: yes
    • WANGGAARD: yes
    • HUTTON: yes
    • MARKLEIN: yes
    • WIMBERGER: yes
    • JACQUE: yes
    • QUINN: yes
    • CARPENTER: no
    • KEYESKI: no
    • SMITH: no
    • DASSLER-ALFHEI: no
    • LARSON: no
    • SPREITZER: no
    • DRAKE: no
    • NASS: no
    • WALL: no
    • HABUSH SINYKIN: no
    • PFAFF: no
    • WIRCH: no
    • HESSELBEIN: no
    • RATCLIFF: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • ROYS: no

  • SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

    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

  • CONCURRENCE

    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

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb498

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