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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 291

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Relating to: University of Wisconsin commencement ceremonies.

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  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the University of Wisconsin System to allow the parent or

guardian of a graduating student to attend the student's in-person commencement

ceremony in 2021 if the student's UW institution holds an in-person commencement

ceremony.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Brooks (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Gundrum (R) , Horlacher (R) , Knodl (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R) , Wichgers (R)

1 cosponsors

Jacque (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 11, Noes 4

Passed 11–4 Nov 15, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

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

Passed 10–5 Nov 15, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Apr 20, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Knodl, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dittrich, Gundrum, Horlacher, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Ramthun, Rozar, Schraa and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Jacque

  2. Apr 20, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

  3. May 20, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. May 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Moses

  5. Jun 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Nov 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 11, Noes 4

  7. Nov 15, 2021 · Assembly

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

  8. Nov 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1