Assembly Bill 889
Providing free tuition and fees for resident students enrolled in technical colleges and University of Wisconsin college campuses and making an appropriation. (FE)
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 26, 2014
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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 15, 2014: “Fiscal estimate received”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Beginning in the 2014-15 academic year, this bill directs the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents to ensure that resident students enrolled in a two-year college campus attend free of tuition and fees.
Similarly, the bill directs the Wisconsin Technical College System Board to ensure that, beginning in the 2014-15 academic year, resident students enrolled in a technical college attend free of tuition and fees.
Who's behind it
4 representatives are its . All 4 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 15, 2014
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 4, 2014
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 26, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities.
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Mar 26, 2014
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 26, 2014 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Wachs, Sargent, Ohnstad and Young; cosponsored by Senators Vinehout and Lehman
- Mar 26, 2014 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities
- Apr 4, 2014 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Apr 15, 2014 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
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