AB 4862025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill
AB 486
Relating to: permissible financial aid reductions in higher education. (FE)
In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
Sponsors 5
Status
In committee as of March 23, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.
Referred to: Assembly Colleges and Universities, Assembly Rules, Senate Universities and Technical Colleges (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 0
No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.
Timeline 25
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2026 | Senate | Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 |
| March 9, 2026 | Senate | Available for scheduling |
| March 9, 2026 | Senate | Report concurrence by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 2, Noes 3 |
| March 9, 2026 | Senate | Executive action taken |
| March 4, 2026 | Senate | Public hearing held |
| February 16, 2026 | Senate | Read first time and referred to committee on Universities and Technical Colleges |
| February 13, 2026 | Senate | Received from Assembly |
| February 12, 2026 | Assembly | Ordered immediately messaged |
| February 12, 2026 | Assembly | Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 45 |
| February 12, 2026 | Assembly | Rules suspended |
| February 12, 2026 | Assembly | Ordered to a third reading |
| February 12, 2026 | Assembly | Assembly Amendment 1 adopted |
| February 12, 2026 | Assembly | Read a second time |
| February 10, 2026 | Assembly | Placed on calendar 2-12-2026 by Committee on Rules |
| January 14, 2026 | Assembly | Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 6, Noes 4 |
| January 14, 2026 | Assembly | Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 6, Noes 4 |
| January 14, 2026 | Assembly | Referred to committee on Rules |
| January 8, 2026 | Assembly | Executive action taken |
| January 7, 2026 | Assembly | Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sortwell |
| December 17, 2025 | Assembly | Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor |
| December 10, 2025 | Assembly | Public hearing held |
| October 16, 2025 | Assembly | Fiscal estimate received |
| October 14, 2025 | Assembly | Fiscal estimate received |
| October 9, 2025 | Assembly | Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities |
| October 9, 2025 | Assembly | Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Behnke, Maxey, Mursau and O'Connor |
Data: Open States (bulk data, October 1, 2026 monthly extract, which has no roll-call tallies; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.