Assembly Bill 189
Transferability of courses between the University of Wisconsin System, technical college system, and tribally controlled and private colleges. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Nov 21, 2019. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Apr 25, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Oct 10, 2019
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Nov 5, 2019
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2019 Wisconsin Act 46
Latest entry in the official record, Nov 21, 2019: “Published 11-22-2019”
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Cost estimate
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Roll call
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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 changes to requirements under current law regarding the transferability of credits between certain institutions of higher education. Under current law, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the Technical College System Board are required to enter into an agreement for ensuring that, beginning in the 2014-15 academic year, no fewer than 30 credits in core general education courses identified in the agreement are transferable between UW institutions and technical colleges. Current law also allows tribally controlled and private nonprofit colleges in this state to participate in the agreement.
This bill eliminates the above agreement and requires instead that the Board of Regents and TCS Board enter into an agreement that establishes policies for ensuring that, beginning in the 2020-21 academic year, credits for courses in different subject areas are transferable, which may include core general education courses. The agreement must specify the total number of course credits that are transferable, which may not be less than 75 credits or nine credits for each course subject area, whichever is greater. Also, the agreement must establish policies for faculty to periodically identify the courses with transferable credits. In addition, the agreement must include procedures for revising the agreement every two years. As under current law, the bill allows tribally controlled and private nonprofit colleges in this state to participate in the agreement.
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The bill also includes two requirements for passive review by the Joint Committee on Finance. First, no later than December 31, 2019, the Board of Regents and TCS Board must submit to JCF the agreement and the list of courses with transferable credits that are initially identified by faculty. If JCF does not schedule a meeting by a specified deadline to review the agreement and list, the bill allows the agreement and list to be implemented. However, if JCF schedules such a meeting, neither the agreement nor the list may be implemented unless approved or modified by JCF. Second, any revision of the agreement to decrease the number of transferable credits must be submitted to JCF. If JCF does not schedule a meeting by a specified deadline to review a revised agreement, the revised agreement may be implemented. However, if JCF schedules such a meeting, the revised agreement may not be implemented unless approved or modified by JCF.
Who's behind it
21 lawmakers are its . 20 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (21)
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Wittke and Allen
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 3 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities vote on an amendment
Passed, 12 to 0 · Oct 7, 2019
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities vote to recommend it
Passed, 11 to 1 · Oct 7, 2019
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 Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 11, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Nov 1, 2019
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
What happened
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Nov 21, 2019
The new law was published.
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Nov 21, 2019
The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 46.
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Nov 14, 2019
Sent to the governor.
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Nov 5, 2019
The Senate passed it too.
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Nov 1, 2019
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Oct 25, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Oct 11, 2019
The Senate received it.
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Oct 10, 2019
The Assembly passed it.
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Oct 10, 2019
The Assembly adopted it.
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Oct 7, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 7, 2019
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 1.
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Oct 2, 2019
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Sep 12, 2019
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 30, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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May 22, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 14, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 13, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 6, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 25, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities.
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Apr 25, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 25, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Born, Zimmerman, Jagler, Duchow, Skowronski, Gundrum, Plumer, Tusler, Edming, Mursau, Brooks, Dittrich, Felzkowski, Knodl, Horlacher, Murphy, Krug, James, Kulp, Myers and Kuglitsch; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Feyen, Nass, Marklein, Wanggaard and Testin
- Apr 25, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities
- May 1, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Born
- May 6, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 13, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 14, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 22, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 30, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Quinn added as a coauthor
- Sep 12, 2019 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Sep 27, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Born
- Oct 2, 2019 · Assembly
- Oct 2, 2019 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 7, 2019 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Oct 7, 2019 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 11, Noes 1
- Oct 7, 2019 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 8, 2019 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules
- Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted
- Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 11, 2019 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Oct 25, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Oct 25, 2019 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Nov 1, 2019 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Nov 1, 2019 · Senate
Placed on calendar 11-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Read a second time
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 6, 2019 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Nov 13, 2019 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 11-13-2019
- Nov 14, 2019 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 11-14-2019 by directive of the Speaker
- Nov 21, 2019 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 11-21-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 46
- Nov 21, 2019 · Assembly
Published 11-22-2019
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