Assembly Bill 665
Grants for participation in robotics competitions and making an appropriation. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 25, 2016. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 8, 2016
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 16, 2016
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 32 to 0
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2015 Wisconsin Act 280
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 25, 2016: “Published 3-26-2016”
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Wisconsin Act
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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
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 does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill authorizes the Department of Public Instruction to award grants to teams of pupils in the 9th through 12th grades in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 school years. The grants are to be used to facilitate participation in robotics competitions.
Who's behind it
15 representatives are its . 9 are Republicans and 6 are Democrats.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (15)
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Stuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Richard Gudex · Republican, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Roger Roth · Republican, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, 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 6 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Education vote to recommend it
Passed, 13 to 1 · Feb 9, 2016
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 13, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment
Passed, 12 to 3 · Feb 11, 2016
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it
Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 11, 2016
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 95 to 3 · Feb 16, 2016 · 1 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (95)
- Adam Jarchow (R, 28)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Alvin Ott (R, 3)
- Amanda Stuck (D, 57)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Andy Jorgensen (D, 43)
- Beth Meyers (D, 74)
- Bob Gannon (R, 58)
- Bob Kulp (R, 69)
- Chris Danou (D, 92)
- Chris Taylor (D, 76)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Cody Horlacher (R, 33)
- Cory Mason (D, 66)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dana Wachs (D, 91)
- Dave Considine (D, 81)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Bowen (D, 10)
- David Heaton (R, 85)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Dean Knudson (R, 30)
- Debra Kolste (D, 44)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Edward Brooks (R, 50)
- Eric Genrich (D, 90)
- Evan Goyke (D, 18)
- Frederick Kessler (D, 12)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- James Edming (R, 87)
- Janel Brandtjen (R, 22)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jesse Kremer (R, 59)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jim Ott (R, 23)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- JoCasta Zamarripa (D, 8)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- Joel Kleefisch (R, 38)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- John Macco (R, 88)
- John Murtha (R, 29)
- John Nygren (R, 89)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Jonathan Brostoff (D, 19)
- Josh Zepnick (D, 9)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- Katrina Shankland (D, 71)
- Keith Ripp (R, 42)
- Ken Skowronski (R, 82)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Lee Nerison (R, 96)
- Leon Young (D, 16)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Mandela Barnes (D, 11)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Mary Czaja (R, 35)
- Melissa Sargent (D, 48)
- Michael Schraa (R, 53)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Mike Rohrkaste (R, 55)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Peter Barca (D, 64)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robb Kahl (D, 47)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Terese Berceau (D, 77)
- Terry Katsma (R, 26)
- Thomas Larson (R, 67)
- Thomas Weatherston (R, 62)
- Tod Ohnstad (D, 65)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Tyler Vorpagel (R, 27)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
No (3)
- David Craig (R, 28)
- Joe Sanfelippo (R, 15)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
Didn't vote (1)
- Daniel Riemer (D, 7)
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 95, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Education vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · Mar 8, 2016
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 32 to 0 · Mar 15, 2016 · 1 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (32)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Frank G. Lasee (R, 1)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Julie M. Lassa (D, 24)
- Kathleen Vinehout (D, 31)
- Leah Vukmir (R, 5)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Mary Lazich (R, 28)
- Nikiya Harris Dodd (D, 6)
- Richard Gudex (R, 18)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Roger Roth (R, 19)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
- Sheila Harsdorf (R, 10)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Terry Moulton (R, 23)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
Didn't vote (1)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 25, 2016
The new law was published.
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Mar 25, 2016
The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 280.
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Mar 24, 2016
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 15, 2016
The Senate passed it too, 32 to 0.
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Mar 8, 2016
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Mar 3, 2016
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 17, 2016
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Feb 17, 2016
The Senate received it.
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Feb 16, 2016
The Assembly passed it, 95 to 3.
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Feb 16, 2016
The Assembly adopted it.
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Feb 11, 2016
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 11, 2016
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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Feb 9, 2016
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Feb 9, 2016
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 1.
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Feb 2, 2016
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 22, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 14, 2016
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 8, 2016
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Jan 8, 2016
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 8, 2016 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Neylon, Thiesfeldt, Born, Hintz, Brostoff, Rohrkaste, Ripp, Edming, Skowronski, T. Larson, Rodriguez, Stuck, Sinicki, Zepnick and Goyke; cosponsored by Senators Nass, Gudex, Wanggaard, Harsdorf, Roth and L. Taylor
- Jan 8, 2016 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Jan 14, 2016 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 22, 2016 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 28, 2016 · Assembly
Executive session held
- Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly
Representative Spreitzer added as a coauthor
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 13, Noes 1
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly
LRB correction
- Feb 10, 2016 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 10, 2016 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Joint Committee on Finance
- Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 3
- Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-16-2016 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 95, Noes 3
- Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 17, 2016 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 17, 2016 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
- Mar 3, 2016 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 8, 2016 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 8, 2016 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Mar 8, 2016 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 14, 2016 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-15-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 15, 2016 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 15, 2016 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 15, 2016 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Mar 15, 2016 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0
- Mar 15, 2016 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 16, 2016 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 23, 2016 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2016
- Mar 24, 2016 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 3-24-2016
- Mar 25, 2016 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 3-25-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 280
- Mar 25, 2016 · Assembly
Published 3-26-2016
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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