2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 638

Relating to: student financial protection at certain private postsecondary schools. (FE)

In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov

Sponsors 18

Prime sponsors

Arney, Bare, Clancy, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Hong, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Rivera-Wagner, Sheehan, Stroud, Stubbs, Taylor, Tenorio

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 (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 7

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
February 9, 2026	Assembly	Fiscal estimate received
December 17, 2025	Assembly	Representative Vining added as a coauthor
November 21, 2025	Assembly	Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
November 17, 2025	Assembly	Representative Phelps added as a coauthor
November 7, 2025	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities
November 7, 2025	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Tenorio, Clancy, DeSmidt, Arney, Bare, Fitzgerald, Hong, Kirsch, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Rivera-Wagner, Sheehan, Stroud, Stubbs, Johnson and Taylor; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Hesselbein and Wirch

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.