Tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education; and the Universit
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Officially: “tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education; and the University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption for certain veterans.” Read the full text
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2025-2026 legislature
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Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Franklin, Kurtz, Steffen, Behnke, Billings, Brooks, Dittrich, Donovan, Joers, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Udell, Wic · Nov 19, 2025
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Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities · Nov 19, 2025
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Fiscal estimate received · Nov 21, 2025
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Representative Subeck added as a coauthor · Nov 21, 2025
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Fiscal estimate received · Nov 21, 2025
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Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor · Nov 24, 2025
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Fiscal estimate received · Nov 24, 2025
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Public hearing held · Jan 8, 2026
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Executive action taken · Jan 22, 2026
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Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 11, Noes 0 · Jan 22, 2026
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Referred to committee on Rules · Jan 22, 2026
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Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor · Feb 9, 2026
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Made a special order of business at 11:27 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14 · Feb 18, 2026
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Read a second time · Feb 19, 2026
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Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Emerson · Feb 19, 2026
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Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 55, Noes 41 · Feb 19, 2026
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Ordered to a third reading · Feb 19, 2026
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Rules suspended · Feb 19, 2026
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Read a third time and passed, Ayes 94, Noes 2 · Feb 19, 2026
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Ordered immediately messaged · Feb 19, 2026
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Received from Assembly · Feb 23, 2026
Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization · Feb 25, 2026
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Available for scheduling · Feb 25, 2026
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Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c) · Feb 27, 2026
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Executive action taken · Mar 3, 2026
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Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0 · Mar 3, 2026
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Available for scheduling · Mar 3, 2026
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Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 · Mar 16, 2026
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Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) · Mar 16, 2026
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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 · Mar 17, 2026
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Senators Hesselbein and Smith added as cosponsors · Mar 17, 2026
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Read a second time · Mar 17, 2026
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Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 · Mar 17, 2026
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Ordered to a third reading · Mar 17, 2026
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Rules suspended to give bill its third reading · Mar 17, 2026
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Read a third time and concurred in · Mar 17, 2026
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Ordered immediately messaged · Mar 17, 2026
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Received from Senate concurred in · Mar 18, 2026
Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2026 · Mar 24, 2026
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Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026 · Apr 1, 2026
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Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 155 · Apr 2, 2026
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Published 4-3-2026 · Apr 2, 2026
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The numbers
21
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
KitchensFranklinKurtzSteffenBehnkeBillingsBrooksDittrichDonovanJoersKnodlKreibichMelotikMurphyMursauNovakO'ConnorPiwowarczykUdellWichgersPalmeri
Recorded votes
REJECT AMENDMENTSenate · 2026-03-17 · AYES 18, NAYS 15, NOT VOTING 0
PASSAGEAssembly · 2026-02-19 · AYES 94, NAYS 2, NOT VOTING 3, PAIRED 0
TABLE AMENDMENTAssembly · 2026-02-19 · AYES 55, NAYS 41, NOT VOTING 3, PAIRED 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Wisconsin legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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