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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Assembly Bill 195

Designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Jun 16, 2021, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 25, 2021

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jun 16, 2021

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

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

This bill requires each University of Wisconsin institution and technical college that operates or sponsors an intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic team or sport to designate the athletic team or sport as falling into one of three categories based on the sex of the participating students. The three categories are 1) participants who are males or men; 2) participants who are females or women; and 3) coed or participants of both sexes. The bill defines “sex” as the sex assigned at birth by a physician. The bill also requires a UW institution or technical college to prohibit a male student from participating on an athletic team or in a sport designated for females or women. Finally, the bill requires the UW institution or technical college to notify students if the institution or technical college intends to change a designation for an athletic team or sport.

Who's behind it

16 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 16 are Republicans.

5 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 21 names

Authors (16)

Signed on in support (5)

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 4 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities vote on an amendment

Passed, 10 to 5 · Jun 8, 2021

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 Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 10, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 5 · Jun 8, 2021

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 10, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 59 to 38 · Jun 16, 2021 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 98 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (59)

No (38)

Didn't vote (1)

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Failed, 2 to 3 · Oct 19, 2021

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

Official motion: “Report concurrence by Committee on Human Services, Children and Families, Ayes 2, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 15, 2022

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Oct 19, 2021

    “Report concurrence by Committee on Human Services, Children and Families, Ayes 2, Noes 3” (the official wording)

  3. Jun 21, 2021

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Human Services, Children and Families.

  4. Jun 17, 2021

    The Senate received it.

  5. Jun 16, 2021

    The Assembly passed it, 59 to 38.

  6. Jun 16, 2021

    The Assembly adopted it.

  7. Jun 11, 2021

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  8. Jun 8, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  9. Jun 8, 2021

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 5.

  10. May 26, 2021

    The committee held a public hearing.

  11. May 10, 2021

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  12. Mar 25, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities.

  13. Mar 25, 2021

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 25, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Dittrich, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Rozar, Tittl, Gundrum, Sortwell, Tusler, Plumer, Skowronski, James, Allen, Kuglitsch, Moses, Ramthun and Sanfelippo; cosponsored by Senators Bernier, Jacque and Nass

  2. Mar 25, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

  3. Mar 31, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Rozar

  4. May 10, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Knodl added as a coauthor

  5. May 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Jun 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Jun 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 10, Noes 5

  8. Jun 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 10, Noes 5

  9. Jun 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-16-2021 by Committee on Rules

  11. Jun 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  12. Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  14. Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 59, Noes 38

  17. Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Jun 17, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Jun 21, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Human Services, Children and Families

  20. Oct 19, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  21. Oct 19, 2021 · Senate

    Report concurrence by Committee on Human Services, Children and Families, Ayes 2, Noes 3

  22. Oct 19, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary

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

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

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

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

Author

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

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote