Assembly Bill 804
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
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 4, 2010
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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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 pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the joint committee on Finance. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Cost estimate
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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 a 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 a district board to grant full remission of academic fees charged for 128 credits or eight semesters, whichever is longer, but not less 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, the bill permits a student to receive full remission of academic fees charged for 128 credits or eight semesters, whichever is longer, without regard to the number of credits or semesters for which the student received educational assistance under those federal programs.
Who's behind it
12 representatives are its . All 12 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Scott L. Fitzgerald · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 30, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 4, 2010
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Mar 4, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 4, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Petersen, Suder, Nygren, Pridemore, Spanbauer, Townsend, Van Roy, Bies, Brooks, Gundrum, Kleefisch and Lothian;Cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald and Olsen
- Mar 4, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance
- Mar 30, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 30, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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