Senate Bill 178
Differential tuition at certain institutions and colleges of the University of Wisconsin System
Topics: University of Wisconsin: Green Bay, University of Wisconsin: Parkside, University of Wisconsin: Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin: Tuition, University of Wisconsin: Two year campus
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Sep 7, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
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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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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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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 generally prohibits the Board of Regents (board) of the University of Wisconsin (UW) System from charging resident undergraduates enrolled in the 2011-12 or 2012-13 academic year academic fees that are more than 5.5 percent greater than the academic fees charged in the previous academic year. However, the prohibition does not apply to differential tuition approved by the board before June 1, 2011. Any differential tuition approved after that date is subject to the prohibition.
Although current law does not define differential tuition, the board adopted a policy prior to June 1, 2011, that describes differential tuition as tuition that is added to the base tuition level for the purpose of supplementing services and programming for students within an institution of the UW System. The policy also establishes procedures for institutions to submit proposals for differential tuition to the board for approval.
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Under this bill, the prohibition does not apply to differential tuition for students at UW-Stevens Point, UW-Green Bay, UW-Parkside, or the two-year UW colleges that is approved by the board pursuant to the policy described above, even if the board approves the differential tuition after June 1, 2011.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . 2 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
18 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (18)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Jessica King · Democrat, Senate
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Mary Williams · Republican, Assembly
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.
Senate Committee on Agriculture vote on an amendment
Passed, 7 to 0 · Oct 31, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 23, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 24, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Jan 23, 2012
“Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Jan 23, 2012
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Oct 31, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Oct 31, 2011
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Oct 27, 2011
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Oct 26, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 12, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 7, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education.
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Sep 7, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Sep 7, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Olsen, Lassa, Galloway and Wirch;Cosponsored by Representatives Ballweg, Barca, Bies, Brooks, Kerkman, Krug, Molepske Jr, Mursau, A. Ott, Petryk, Ripp, Steinbrink, Tauchen, Turner, Van Roy, Vruwink and Williams
- Sep 7, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education
- Sep 12, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 12, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 25, 2011 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Olsen
- Oct 26, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 27, 2011 · Senate
Senator King added as a coauthor
- Oct 31, 2011 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 31, 2011 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Oct 31, 2011 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Oct 31, 2011 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 23, 2012 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 23, 2012 · Senate
Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 23, 2012 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-24-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 24, 2012 · Senate
Referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
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.
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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