Wisconsin House Bill 554

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 19-0)
Status: Failed on April 15 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-15 - Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to repeal 36.34 (title) and (1) (title) and (a), 38.04 (8) (a), 38.26 (1), 39.15 (1) (c), 39.44 (1) (a) and 39.46 (2) (g); to renumber and amend 36.34 (1) (b); to amend 36.25 (14), 36.25 (14m) (title), 36.25 (14m) (a), 36.25 (14m) (b), 36.25 (14m) (c) 2., 38.04 (8) (title), 38.04 (8) (b), 38.26 (title), 38.26 (2) (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e), 38.27 (1) (a), 39.40 (title), 39.40 (2) (intro.), 39.40 (3) (b) 1., 39.44 (1) (b) and 39.44 (3) (c); to repeal and recreate 39.40 (1) and 39.44 (title); and to create 36.25 (14m) (d), 38.04 (8) (c) and 39.44 (1) (c) of the statutes; Relating to: race-based higher education programs and requirements. (FE)

Race-based higher education programs and requirements. (FE)

Rep. Nik Rettinger [R]	Rep. Gae Magnafici [R]	Rep. Scott Allen [R]	Rep. Elijah Behnke [R]
Rep. Janel Brandtjen [R]	Rep. Calvin Callahan [R]	Rep. Alex Dallman [R]	Rep. Barbara Dittrich [R]
Rep. Joy Goeben [R]	Rep. Rick Gundrum [R]	Rep. Scott Krug [R]	Rep. Dave Maxey [R]
Rep. David Murphy [R]	Rep. Amanda Nedweski [R]	Rep. Jerry O'Connor [R]	Rep. Donna Rozar [R]
Sen. Eric Wimberger [R]	Sen. Van Wanggaard [R]	Sen. Steve Nass [R]

2023-11-07 - House - Assembly: Read a third time and passed (Y: 62 N: 35 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-15	Senate	Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2024-03-04	Senate	Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wimberger
2024-01-31	Senate	Public hearing held
2024-01-31	Senate	Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
2023-11-28	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2023-11-09	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Universities and Revenue
2023-11-08	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2023-11-08	Senate	Received from Assembly
2023-11-07	House	Ordered immediately messaged
2023-11-07	House	Read a third time and passed, Ayes 62, Noes 35
2023-11-07	House	Rules suspended
2023-11-07	House	Ordered to a third reading
2023-11-07	House	Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
2023-11-07	House	Read a second time
2023-11-07	House	Fiscal estimate received
2023-11-06	House	Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor
2023-11-02	House	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Rettinger and Wittke
2023-11-02	House	Placed on calendar 11-7-2023 by Committee on Rules
2023-11-02	House	Referred to committee on Rules
2023-11-02	House	Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 10, Noes 4
2023-11-02	House	Executive action taken
2023-11-01	House	Senators Felzkowski and Tomczyk added as cosponsors
2023-10-27	House	Fiscal estimate received
2023-10-26	House	Public hearing held
2023-10-24	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities
2023-10-24	House	Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab554
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/AB554.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB554-AA1.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB554-SA1.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/fe/ab554/ab554_wtcs.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/records/assembly/colleges_and_universities/1755345.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/fe/ab554/ab554_heab.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/fe/ab554/ab554_mcw.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2023/REG/AB554.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/fe/ab554/ab554_uws.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/records/senate/universities_and_revenue/1775763.pdf
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2023/av0116