Assembly Bill 781
Remission of fees for veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or in a technical college
Topics: Military training, Technical College System Board, Technical college, University of Wisconsin: Tuition, Veteran: Education
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Apr 20, 2010, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 26, 2010
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Apr 20, 2010
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ”
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Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law requires the Board of Regents of the UW System (Board of Regents) and each technical college district board (district board) to grant remission of academic fees to certain veterans who are residents of this state for veterans benefits purposes and to the spouse, unremarried surviving spouse, and children (dependents) of a veteran who was a resident of this state at the time of entry into service and who either: 1) while a resident of this state, died on active duty, died as the result of a service-connected disability, or died in the line of duty while on active or inactive duty for training purposes; or 2) incurred at least a 30 percent service-connected disability rating. In the case of a veteran enrolled in the UW System, "academic fees" includes nonresident tuition.
Current law requires the Board of Regents and each district board to grant full remission of academic fees charged for up to 128 credits or eight semesters, whichever is longer, less the amount of any academic fees paid under the federal Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Program, the federal Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation Act, or the federal Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, commonly referred to as the "New GI Bill."
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This bill requires the Board of Regents and each district board to grant full remission of academic fees charged for 128 credits or eight semesters, whichever is longer, less 50 percent of the number of credits or semesters for which the student received educational assistance under the federal ROTC Program, the federal Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation Act, or the federal New GI Bill. As such, if a student received 128 credits or eight semesters of educational assistance under those federal programs, the bill permits the student to receive full remission of academic fees charged for 64 credits or four semesters, whichever is longer.
Who's behind it
13 lawmakers are its . 11 are Democrats, 1 is a Independent and 1 is a Republican.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Phil Garthwaite · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Mary Hubler · Democrat, Assembly
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- James Soletski · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs vote on an amendment
Passed, 9 to 0 · Mar 30, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 98 to 0 · Apr 20, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 27, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 21, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.
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Apr 21, 2010
The Senate received it.
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Apr 20, 2010
The Assembly passed it, 98 to 0.
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Apr 20, 2010
The Assembly adopted it.
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Mar 30, 2010
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Mar 30, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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Mar 23, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 2, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 2, 2010
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 26, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Feb 26, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 26, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Hilgenberg, Turner, Hubler, Sinicki, Ziegelbauer, Lothian, Garthwaite, Pope-Roberts, Berceau, Smith, Soletski, Pasch and Young;Cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Holperin and Taylor
- Feb 26, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
- Mar 2, 2010 · Assembly
Representative Molepske Jr. added as a coauthor
- Mar 2, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 23, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 25, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Mar 25, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
- Mar 30, 2010 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Mar 30, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Mar 30, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Finance and take up
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 21, 2010 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Apr 21, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Higher Education
- Apr 27, 2010 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote