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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 741

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Relating to: tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges and COVID-19 vaccination requirements. (FE)

Technical college University of wisconsin — Tuition Vaccination

  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 a University of Wisconsin System institution and a technical

college to refund to a student all current and previously charged tuition and fees

associated with the student's enrollment in a program at the UW institution or

technical college if all of the following apply: 1) the UW institution or technical

college requires the student to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of

participation in the program; 2) the UW institution or technical college refuses an

exemption for the student to this requirement to accommodate the student's

sincerely held religious beliefs or personal convictions; and 3) the UW institution or

technical college prohibits the student from participation in the program because of

the student's failure to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and the student's

participation in the program is therefore temporarily or permanently discontinued.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , Horlacher (R) , James (R) , Knodl (R) , Macco (R) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Penterman (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R) , Sortwell (R) , Wichgers (R)

4 cosponsors

Felzkowski (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R) , Testin (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 10, Noes 4

Passed 10–4 Feb 24, 2022 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. Dec 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Horlacher, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, James, Knodl, Macco, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Penterman, Rozar, Schraa, Sortwell and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Felzkowski, Nass and Stroebel

  2. Dec 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

  3. Jan 13, 2022 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 19, 2022 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 21, 2022 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Jan 26, 2022 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 10, Noes 4

  8. Feb 24, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1