Wisconsin Senate Bill 499

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Failed on April 15 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-15 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to renumber and amend 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. and 118.60 (3) (ar) 4.; to amend 115.7915 (2) (intro.), 118.60 (2) (a) (intro.), 118.60 (2) (a) 2. g., 118.60 (2) (be) 3., 118.60 (3) (a) (intro.), 118.60 (3) (ar) (intro.), 118.60 (3) (ar) 5., 118.60 (3) (b), 118.60 (3) (c), 118.60 (4v) (b), 119.23 (2) (a) (intro.), 119.23 (3) (a) (intro.), 119.23 (3) (b) and 119.23 (4v) (b); and to create 115.7915 (11), 118.60 (2) (bh), 118.60 (3) (am), 118.60 (3) (ar) 3. a. and b., 118.60 (3) (ar) 4. a. and b., 118.60 (4v) (c) and (d), 119.23 (2) (b), 119.23 (3) (ar) and 119.23 (4v) (c), (d) and (e) of the statutes; Relating to: phasing out the Special Needs Scholarship Program and limiting enrollment in parental choice programs. (FE)

Phasing out the Special Needs Scholarship Program and limiting enrollment in parental choice programs. (FE)

Sen. Christopher Larson [D]	Sen. Jeff Smith [D]	Sen. Kelda Roys [D]	Sen. Dianne Hesselbein [D]
Sen. Melissa Agard [D]	Sen. Mark Spreitzer [D]	Rep. Kristina Shelton [D]	Rep. Ryan Clancy [D]
Rep. Francesca Hong [D]	Rep. Clinton Anderson [D]	Rep. Dave Considine [D]	Rep. Samba Baldeh [D]
Rep. Alex Joers [D]	Rep. Lisa Subeck [D]	Rep. Christine Sinicki [D]	Rep. Melissa Ratcliff [D]
Rep. Jimmy Anderson [D]	Rep. Greta Neubauer [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-15	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2024-02-21	Senate	Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
2024-02-13	Senate	Representative Madison added as a cosponsor
2023-11-09	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2023-10-27	Senate	Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor
2023-10-19	Senate	Representative Billings added as a cosponsor
2023-10-16	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
2023-10-16	Senate	Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb499
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/SB499.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/fe/sb499/sb499_dpi.pdf