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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 984

Vetoed Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: admission requirements at University of Wisconsin System institutions.

University of wisconsin — Entrance requirement

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, stopped here
  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 that University of Wisconsin System institutions establish

and use only objective admissions criteria in making undergraduate student

admissions determinations, and requires each institution to publish such criteria on

its admissions website.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Horlacher (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Vos (R) , Wichgers (R) , Wittke (R)

2 cosponsors

Feyen (R) , Stroebel (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 8, Noes 5

Passed 8–5 Feb 22, 2022 official source full page

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

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 4, 2022 official source full page

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

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 18–13 Mar 8, 2022 official source full page

Not voting · 2

Full history

  1. Feb 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Murphy, Vos, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Duchow, Horlacher, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Moses, Thiesfeldt and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Feyen and Stroebel

  2. Feb 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

  3. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 8, Noes 5

  6. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 9:18 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  8. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Feb 23, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  11. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Feb 24, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  15. Feb 24, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  16. Mar 4, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  17. Mar 4, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-8-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  18. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  19. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  21. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 13

  22. Mar 8, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Mar 9, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  24. Mar 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-10-2022

  25. Apr 4, 2022 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022 by directive of the Speaker

  26. Apr 8, 2022 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2022

  27. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  28. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82