Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin 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)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Palmeri (Democratic)
- Wichgers (Republican)
- Udell (Democratic)
- Piwowarczyk (Republican)
- O'Connor (Republican)
- Novak (Republican)
- Mursau (Republican)
- Murphy (Republican)
- Melotik (Republican)
- Kreibich (Republican)
- Knodl (Republican)
- Joers (Democratic)
- Donovan (Republican)
- Dittrich (Republican)
- Brooks (Republican)
- Billings (Democratic)
- Behnke (Republican)
- Steffen (Republican)
- Kurtz (Republican)
- Franklin (Republican)
- Kitchens (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 2, 2026): Published 4-3-2026
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 12:03 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 Senate | Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Mar 16, 2026 Senate | Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Feb 19, 2026 House | PASSAGE | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Feb 19, 2026 House | Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 55, Noes 41 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Jan 22, 2026 House | Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 11, Noes 0 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
Actions
- Apr 2, 2026 · House
Published 4-3-2026 - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 155 - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026 - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2026 - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Received from Senate concurred in - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Read a second time - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Senators Hesselbein and Smith added as cosponsors - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
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 16, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) - Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0 - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c) - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Received from Assembly - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Ordered immediately messaged - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 94, Noes 2 - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Rules suspended - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Ordered to a third reading - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 55, Noes 41 - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Emerson - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Read a second time - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Made a special order of business at 11:27 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14 - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Referred to committee on Rules - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 11, Noes 0 - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Executive action taken - Jan 8, 2026 · House
Public hearing held - Nov 24, 2025 · House
Fiscal estimate received - Nov 24, 2025 · House
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor - Nov 21, 2025 · House
Fiscal estimate received - Nov 21, 2025 · House
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor - Nov 21, 2025 · House
Fiscal estimate received - Nov 19, 2025 · House
Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities - Nov 19, 2025 · House
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