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Higher education & workforce 128 measures

Universities, colleges, scholarships and workforce training.

128 Measures11 Became law34 Passed a chamber71 In committee12 Vetoed

Measures 34

StatusAll Became law Vetoed To the governor Passed a chamber In committee IntroducedSortMomentum Latest action

MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
AB 501Relating to: free speech and academic freedom at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, due process in disciplinary proceedings at…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 750Relating to: admission of students to technical college programs.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 242Relating to: required ratio of journeyworkers to apprentices in apprenticeship programs and contracts.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 600Relating to: participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 399Relating to: University of Wisconsin System resident undergraduate tuition and fees. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 26Relating to: technical colleges’ lease of their facilities to others. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SJR 119Relating 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 concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 298Relating to: grants for technical colleges to provide mapping data to law enforcement. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 235Relating to: workforce literacy grant program. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SJR 36Relating 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 concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 476Relating to: a workforce home loan program. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 545Relating to: course fees at University of Wisconsin System institutions. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 406Relating to: University of Wisconsin System resident undergraduate tuition and fees. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 751Relating to: the appointment of certain employees of the University of Wisconsin System and faculty governance.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 411Relating 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 1Passed a chamber50
SB 199Relating to: academic and career planning services provided to pupils and requiring the reporting of certain data on college student costs and outcomes. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 753Relating 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 1Passed a chamber50
SB 229Relating to: transferring adjudicatory functions for worker’s compensation from the Division of Hearings and Appeals in the Department of Administration to the…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SJR 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 concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 486Relating to: permissible financial aid reductions in higher education. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 505Relating to: creating a veterinary loan repayment grant program administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board and exempting from taxation amounts received…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SJR 132Relating to: designating the month of February 2026 as Career and Technical Education Month in Wisconsin.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 210Relating to: changes to amount of, and criteria for designating recipients of, academic excellence higher education scholarships. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 669Relating to: race-based higher education programs and requirements. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 1023Relating to: admission to University of Wisconsin System institutions.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 59Relating 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 1Passed a chamber50
SB 286Relating to: workforce housing and childcare awards under the business development tax credit. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AB 803Relating to: workforce training grants. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 752Relating 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 1Passed a chamber50
SB 640Relating to: tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
SB 303Relating to: grants for technical colleges to provide mapping data to law enforcement. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Passed a chamber50
AR 10Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons football team on winning the NCAA Division III National Championship.Last action January 15, 2026: AdoptedPassed a chamber50
AJR 85Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Baseball Team on winning the 2025 NCAA Division III National Championship.Last action January 8, 2026: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthorPassed a chamber50
AJR 66Relating to: congratulating Southwest Wisconsin Technical College for winning the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.Last action June 19, 2025: Report correctly enrolled on 6-19-2025Passed a chamber50

Members who author the most higher education & workforce bills

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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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