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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 347

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: prohibiting University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges from requiring testing for, or vaccination against, the 2019 novel coronavirus.

Technical college University of wisconsin University of wisconsin — College of agricultural and life sciences Vaccination

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical

colleges from requiring students or prospective students to be tested for, or receive

a vaccine against, the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, as a

condition of attendance or presence on campus.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , Horlacher (R) , Magnafici (R) , Murphy (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R) , Sortwell (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

6 cosponsors

Jacque (R) , Knodl (R) , Nass (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Thiesfeldt and Armstrong , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 3

Passed 6–3 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. May 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Magnafici, Allen, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, Murphy, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Rozar, Schraa, Sortwell, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Stafsholt, Jacque, Nass and Wanggaard

  2. May 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Constitution and Ethics

  3. Jun 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Representatives Thiesfeldt and Armstrong added as coauthors

  5. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Jun 24, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Knodl added as a coauthor

  7. Nov 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  8. Nov 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1