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SB 5012025 to 2026
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2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 501

Relating to: creating a veterinary loan repayment grant program administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board and exempting from taxation amounts received from such a grant program.

Enacted Last action April 6, 2026: Published 4-3-2026

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

Sponsors 4

Prime sponsors
Cabral-Guevara, Marklein, Pfaff, Stafsholt

Status

Enacted as of April 6, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Assembly Rules, Joint Finance, Senate Universities and Technical Colleges (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 44

DateChamberAction
April 6, 2026SenatePublished 4-3-2026
April 6, 2026SenateReport approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 177
April 2, 2026SenatePresented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
March 19, 2026SenateRepresentative Emerson added as a cosponsor
March 19, 2026SenateRepresentative Penterman added as a cosponsor
March 6, 2026SenateRepresentative Brown added as a cosponsor
February 24, 2026SenateReport correctly enrolled
February 23, 2026SenateReceived from Assembly concurred in
February 19, 2026AssemblyOrdered immediately messaged
February 19, 2026AssemblyRead a third time and concurred in, Ayes 89, Noes 7
February 19, 2026AssemblyRules suspended
February 19, 2026AssemblyOrdered to a third reading
February 19, 2026AssemblyRead a second time
February 18, 2026AssemblyMade a special order of business at 11:24 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
February 18, 2026AssemblyReferred to committee on Rules
February 12, 2026AssemblyReceived from Senate
February 11, 2026SenateOrdered immediately messaged
February 11, 2026SenateSenators Carpenter, Spreitzer and Smith added as coauthors
February 11, 2026SenateRead a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 1
February 11, 2026SenateRules suspended to give bill its third reading
February 11, 2026SenateOrdered to a third reading
February 11, 2026SenateSenate Amendment 1 adopted
February 11, 2026SenateRead a second time
February 9, 2026SenateRepresentative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
February 9, 2026SenatePlaced on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
February 3, 2026SenateAvailable for scheduling
February 3, 2026SenateReport passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
February 3, 2026SenateReport adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
February 3, 2026SenateExecutive action taken
January 29, 2026SenateWithdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
January 26, 2026SenateSenate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cabral-Guevara
January 22, 2026SenateRepresentative Tucker added as a cosponsor
January 12, 2026SenateReport of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0
January 12, 2026SenateRepresentative DeSanto added as a cosponsor
January 6, 2026SenateReport of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested
December 15, 2025SenateRepresentative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor
November 14, 2025SenateRepresentative Udell added as a cosponsor
October 24, 2025SenateAvailable for scheduling
October 24, 2025SenateReport passage recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 0
October 24, 2025SenateExecutive action taken
October 15, 2025SenatePublic hearing held
October 13, 2025SenateSenator Keyeski added as a coauthor
October 2, 2025SenateRead first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges
October 2, 2025SenateIntroduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Stafsholt, Marklein and Pfaff; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Tranel, Kreibich, Melotik, Miresse, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Rivera-Wagner, Sheehan, Steffen and Stroud

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.

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