Wisconsin Senate Bill 59

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 12-1)
Status: Introduced on February 21 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-05 - Fiscal estimate received
Pending: Senate Universities and Technical Colleges Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to amend 36.27 (3n) (a) 1m. a., 36.27 (3n) (a) 1m. b., 36.27 (3n) (b) (intro.), 36.27 (3n) (bd), 36.27 (3n) (bg), 36.27 (3n) (bm), 36.27 (3n) (c), 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. (intro.), 38.24 (7) (a) 1m. a., 38.24 (7) (a) 1m. b., 38.24 (7) (a) 1p., 38.24 (7) (b) (intro.), 38.24 (7) (bd), 38.24 (7) (bg), 38.24 (7) (bm) and 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. (intro.); to create 36.27 (3n) (a) 1r. of the statutes; Relating to: tuition and fee remission for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or a technical college. (FE)

Tuition and fee remission for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or a technical college. (FE)

Sen. Andre Jacque [R]	Sen. Cory Tomczyk [R]	Rep. David Murphy [R]	Rep. Dave Maxey [R]
Rep. David Armstrong [R]	Rep. Lindee Brill [R]	Rep. Rick Gundrum [R]	Rep. Rob Kreibich [R]
Rep. Jeffrey Mursau [R]	Rep. Jerry O'Connor [R]	Rep. Christine Sinicki [D]	Rep. Chuck Wichgers [R]
Rep. Ron Tusler [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-05	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-02-21	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges
2025-02-21	Senate	Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb59
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB59.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb59/sb59_wtcs.pdf