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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Senate Bill 222

Prorated University of Wisconsin System housing and meal plan contracts. (FE)

Stopped in committee

It never got a ⁠, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 16, 2021

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

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

It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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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 prohibits the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System or any UWS institution from entering into a housing or meal plan contract with a student unless the contract is prorated to return to the student any value of the contract that the student cannot access because the student is not permitted to be present on campus for any reason imposed by the institution outside of the student's control.

Who's behind it

5 senators are its ⁠. All 5 are Republicans.

15 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 20 names

Authors (5)

Signed on in support (15)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

What happened

  1. Mar 15, 2022

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 22, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Mar 16, 2021

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges.

  4. Mar 16, 2021

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 16, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Nass, Bradley, Felzkowski and Stafsholt; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Kuglitsch, Brooks, Knodl, Cabral-Guevara, Cabrera, Gundrum, Horlacher, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Rozar, Skowronski, Thiesfeldt and Wichgers

  2. Mar 16, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

  3. Mar 22, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 29, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Stroebel

  5. Sep 21, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Stroebel

  6. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate