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Wisconsin 2025

AB 659

Relating to: 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. (FE)

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-04 04:11:03 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Wisconsin
Session
2025
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Colleges and universities, Higher Educational Aids Board, Technical college, University of Wisconsin — Tuition, Veteran — Education, Veteran — Relief
Introduced / first action
2025-11-19 06:00:00

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Published 4-3-2026

    became-law

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

    executive-signature

  3. Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026

    executive-receipt

  4. Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2026

    enrolled

  5. Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Read a third time and concurred in

    passage, reading-3

  8. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  9. Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  10. Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

    amendment-failure

  11. Read a second time

    reading-2

  12. Senators Hesselbein and Smith added as cosponsors

  13. 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

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

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

  16. Available for scheduling

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. Executive action taken

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 Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

    referral-committee

  20. Available for scheduling

  21. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1, referral-committee

  22. Received from Assembly

    receipt

  23. Ordered immediately messaged

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

    passage, reading-3

  25. Rules suspended

  26. Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

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

    amendment-deferral, deferral

  28. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Emerson

    amendment-introduction

  29. Read a second time

    reading-2

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

  31. Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  32. Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. Executive action taken

  35. Public hearing held

  36. Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  37. Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  38. Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  39. Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  40. Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  41. Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

    reading-1, referral-committee

  42. 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

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