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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 848

Modifying rules of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System regarding service of notice, updating outdated rules of the board, and providing for consistent capitalization of certain terms in the board's rules

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 31, 2016. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 2, 2016

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 18, 2016

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Mar 15, 2016

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2015 Wisconsin Act 330

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 31, 2016: “Published 3-31-2016”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill makes various changes to rules of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin (UW) System. The bill revises several rules to allow certain types of notice to be served by electronic means in addition to the means allowed under the current rules, which are personal service and service by certified mail. The bill also eliminates an outdated provision in the rules regarding faculty holding appointments under a statutory law that was repealed in 1974. The bill modifies certain rules to be consistent with statutory changes made by the 2015 biennial budget act, 2015 Wisconsin Act 55 . The act replaced the statutory term "classified staff" with "university staff." The bill makes similar changes to the board's rules.

The bill also removes references in the rules to a statute regarding faculty tenure and probationary appointments that was repealed by the act.

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In addition, the bill also modifies the rules to refer to the UW System's 2-year schools as "colleges," instead of the outdated term "centers." Also, the bill modifies the rules to define "chancellor" as the chief executive officer of an "institution," which is defined in a rule not affected by the bill as any university or an organizational equivalent designated by the board. The bill also provides for capitalizing "Board of Regents" and "University of Wisconsin System" throughout the administrative code.

Who's behind it

Dave Murphy, a Republican, is its ⁠.

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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 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 5 · Feb 5, 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 Colleges and Universities, Ayes 9, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 14, 2016

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote on an amendment

Passed, 19 to 13 · Mar 15, 2016

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Senate Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 31, 2016

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 31, 2016

    The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 330.

  3. Mar 29, 2016

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 15, 2016

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Mar 14, 2016

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  6. Mar 10, 2016

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Feb 23, 2016

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges.

  8. Feb 18, 2016

    The Senate received it.

  9. Feb 18, 2016

    The Assembly passed it.

  10. Feb 5, 2016

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Feb 5, 2016

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 5.

  12. Feb 2, 2016

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities.

  13. Feb 2, 2016

    Introduced in the Assembly.

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  1. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representative Murphy

  2. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

  3. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  4. Feb 5, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 9, Noes 5

  5. Feb 5, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  6. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 2:05 PM on 2-18-2016 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  7. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  8. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  9. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  10. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  11. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Feb 18, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  13. Feb 23, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

  14. Mar 10, 2016 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Universities and Technical Colleges and rereferred to committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  15. Mar 10, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  16. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  17. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-15-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  18. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Risser, Miller, Vinehout, Harris Dodd, Ringhand, C. Larson, Carpenter, Wirch, Lassa and L. Taylor

  19. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  20. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  21. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  23. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  24. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Mar 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  26. Mar 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-18-2016

  27. Mar 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-29-2016

  28. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-30-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 330

  29. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 3-31-2016

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

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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

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary