Higher education & workforce 128 measures
Universities, colleges, scholarships and workforce training.
128 Measures11 Became law34 Passed a chamber71 In committee12 Vetoed
Measures 71
StatusAllBecame lawVetoedTo the governorPassed a chamberIn committeeIntroducedSortMomentumLatest action
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 773Relating to: funding for the University of Wisconsin System freshwater collaborative and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action June 1, 2026: Senator Keyeski added as a coauthorIn committee22
- SB 1184Relating to: creating a journalism fellowship program in the University of Wisconsin System and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action April 24, 2026: Fiscal estimate receivedIn committee22
- SB 1176Relating to: a University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption. (FE)Last action April 24, 2026: Fiscal estimate receivedIn committee22
- AB 1150Relating to: implementation of an individualized education program or services plan under the Special Needs Scholarship Program. (FE)Last action April 21, 2026: Representative McCarville added as a coauthorIn committee22
- SB 569Relating to: implementation of an individualized education program or services plan under the Special Needs Scholarship Program. (FE)Last action April 21, 2026: Representative McCarville added as a cosponsorIn committee22
- AB 1206Relating to: creating a journalism fellowship program in the University of Wisconsin System and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action April 17, 2026: Fiscal estimate receivedIn committee22
- AB 1232Relating to: a University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption. (FE)Last action April 17, 2026: Fiscal estimate receivedIn committee22
- AB 1096Relating to: a revolving loan program to provide gap funding for workforce housing programs and granting bonding authority. (FE)Last action March 30, 2026: Fiscal estimate receivedIn committee22
- AB 1223Relating to: a tuition program for higher education students seeking careers in teaching, firefighting, or law enforcement, granting rule-making authority, and…Last action March 30, 2026: Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsorIn committee22
- AB 570Relating to: payments for pupils who withdraw from a parental choice program, the Special Needs Scholarship Program, or an independent charter school. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 641Relating to: the University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 761Relating to: funding for the department of financial institutions from the college savings program trust fund and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 615Relating to: the University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 762Relating to: creating a WisKids savings account program within the college savings program. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 336Relating to: funding for University of Wisconsin System student health services and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 1069Relating to: creating an innovation grant program for institutions of higher education and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 579Relating to: collective bargaining for employees of the University of Wisconsin System, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 585Relating to: funding for student success and retention at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 586Relating to: University of Wisconsin System tuition grant program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 791Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 427Relating to: prohibiting possessing a firearm on college and university campuses and providing a penalty.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 1075Relating to: name, image, and likeness rights for University of Wisconsin System student athletes; maintenance costs for University of Wisconsin-Madison…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 429Relating to: prohibiting possessing a firearm on college and university campuses and providing a penalty.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 201Relating to: workforce metrics. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 1017Relating to: funding for child care provider workforce training and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 620Relating to: teacher and administrator licensure in parental choice programs and in the Special Needs Scholarship Program and granting rule-making authority.…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 604Relating to: teacher and administrator licensure in parental choice programs and in the Special Needs Scholarship Program and granting rule-making authority.…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 803Relating to: workforce training grants. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 351Relating to: funding for University of Wisconsin System student health services and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 1078Relating to: creating an innovation grant program for institutions of higher education and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 947Relating to: expanding the Office of School Safety to cover technical colleges and campus safety plans for technical colleges. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 608Relating to: funding for student success and retention at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 586Relating to: shared governance at University of Wisconsin System institutions.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 753Relating to: grants to match county investments in the health care, public health, and care provider workforce and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AJR 43Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women’s gymnastics team on winning the 2025 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 590Relating to: faculty tenure and probationary appointments at University of Wisconsin System institutions and granting rule-making authority. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 428Relating to: the University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project, funding for the veterans housing and recovery program…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AJR 30Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Madison women’s hockey team on winning the 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey National Championship.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SJR 81Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Baseball Team on winning the 2025 NCAA Division III National Championship.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 653Relating to: imposing certain prohibitions on foreign influence at University of Wisconsin System institutions. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 565Relating to: pupil discrimination and private schools participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship Program, discrimination based…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 103Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the Wisconsin State Building…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 593Relating to: collective bargaining for employees of the University of Wisconsin System, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 579Relating to: University of Wisconsin System tuition grant program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 794Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the Wisconsin State Building…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 856Relating to: climate change scholarships and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 587Relating to: remission of fees for veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or in a technical college and making an…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 999Relating to: collective bargaining for employees of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 1157Relating to: pupil discrimination and private schools participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship Program, discrimination based…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 747Relating to: grants to match county investments in the health care, public health, and care provider workforce and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 102Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 568Relating to: payments for pupils who withdraw from a parental choice program, the Special Needs Scholarship Program, or an independent charter school. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 116Relating to: designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 855Relating to: funding for certain research positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 600Relating to: faculty tenure and probationary appointments at University of Wisconsin System institutions and granting rule-making authority. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 857Relating to: climate change scholarships and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 1093Relating to: commencement of the fall semester at University of Wisconsin System institutions.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 581Relating to: shared governance at University of Wisconsin System institutions.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 47Relating to: tuition and fee remission for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or a technical college. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 853Relating to: funding for certain research positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 591Relating to: remission of fees for veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or in a technical college and making an…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 21Relating to: technical colleges’ lease of their facilities to others. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 771Relating to: funding for the University of Wisconsin System freshwater collaborative and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 868Relating to: permissible financial aid reductions in higher education. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AJR 138Relating to: designating the month of February 2026 as Career and Technical Education Month in Wisconsin.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AJR 128Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh women’s volleyball team for winning the 2025 NCAA Division III National Championship.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SJR 65Relating to: congratulating Southwest Wisconsin Technical College for winning the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 240Relating to: workforce literacy grant program. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 928Relating to: expanding the Office of School Safety to cover technical colleges and campus safety plans for technical colleges. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 965Relating to: collective bargaining for employees of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 1016Relating to: funding for child care provider workforce training and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
Members who author the most higher education & workforce bills
- MemberSeatBills on this topic
- Brienne Brown40
- Lee Snodgrass39
- Clint Anderson38
- Maureen McCarville36
- Deb Andraca30
- Karen Kirsch28
- Tip McGuire11
Counts each member's authored bills in this topic among their top three topics (Open States bulk data of October 1, 2026). Search all bills · All topics.
Sources for this page
- Open States bulk data (bills, actions, subjects): https://open.pluralpolicy.com/data/ - copied November 2, 2026
- Topic method: measures are tagged from their official titles and subjects; one measure can sit in several topics: /topics/ - copied November 2, 2026
- Official Wisconsin Legislature bill pages: /bills/ - copied November 2, 2026
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