Assembly Bill 184
The transfer of credits to University of Wisconsin System institutions. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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
Apr 22, 2015
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities.
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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
Legislative Reference Bureau
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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
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 University of Wisconsin (UW) System to establish policies for transferring credits between UW System institutions and allows the Board of Regents to establish policies for credit transfers with other educational institutions. The Board of Regents and the Technical College System Board must also enter into an agreement, which private colleges may join, for transferring credits for core general education courses.
This bill requires the Board of Regents to accept all foreign language credits transferred from the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (Institute) on behalf of a student who is a current or former member of the U.S. armed forces or of a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces and who successfully completed a course of study at the Institute.
Who's behind it
19 lawmakers are its . 17 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (19)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Daniel Riemer · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Wirch · 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.
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 17, 2015
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Dec 16, 2015
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 20, 2015
1 more representative signed on in support.
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May 8, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 22, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities.
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Apr 22, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Hesselbein, Thiesfeldt, Riemer, Goyke, Milroy, Subeck, Bernier, Kolste, Ohnstad, Wachs, Sinicki, Johnson, Pope, Considine, Zamarripa, Berceau, Hebl, Shankland and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Carpenter and Wirch
- Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities
- May 8, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 20, 2015 · Assembly
Representative Barca added as a coauthor
- Dec 16, 2015 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Dec 17, 2015 · Assembly
Representative R. Brooks added as a coauthor
- Jan 20, 2016 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Hesselbein
- Apr 13, 2016 · 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