Wisconsin Senate Bill 640

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 18-3)
Status: Failed on March 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to amend 36.27 (2) (b) 4., 36.27 (3n) (a) 1m. a., 36.27 (3n) (a) 1m. b., 36.27 (3n) (bd), 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. (intro.), 38.24 (7) (a) 1m. a., 38.24 (7) (a) 1m. b., 38.24 (7) (bd), 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. (intro.) and 39.49 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes; Relating to: tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education; and the University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption for certain veterans. (FE)

Tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education; and the University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption for certain veterans. (FE)

Sen. Eric Wimberger [R]	Rep. Joel Kitchens [R]	Rep. Benjamin Franklin [R]	Rep. Tony Kurtz [R]
Rep. David Steffen [R]	Rep. Elijah Behnke [R]	Rep. Jill Billings [D]	Rep. Robert Brooks [R]
Rep. Barbara Dittrich [R]	Rep. Bob Donovan [R]	Rep. Alex Joers [D]	Rep. Dan Knodl [R]
Rep. Rob Kreibich [R]	Rep. Paul Melotik [R]	Rep. David Murphy [R]	Rep. Jeffrey Mursau [R]
Rep. Todd Novak [R]	Rep. Jerry O'Connor [R]	Rep. Jim Piwowarczyk [R]	Rep. Randy Udell [D]
Rep. Chuck Wichgers [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2026-02-09	Senate	Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
2026-01-12	Senate	Available for scheduling
2026-01-12	Senate	Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 4, Noes 1
2026-01-12	Senate	Executive action taken
2026-01-07	Senate	Public hearing held
2025-12-03	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-12-01	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-11-24	Senate	Representatives Subeck and Ortiz-Velez added as cosponsors
2025-11-14	Senate	Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor
2025-11-14	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges
2025-11-14	Senate	Introduced

AB659 (Crossfiled) 2026-04-02 - Published 4-3-2026

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb640
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB640.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb640/sb640_uws.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb640/sb640_heab.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb640/sb640_wtcs.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/universities_and_technical_colleges/1963085.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/senate_organization/1985132.pdf