Senate Bill 291
Eliminating certain restrictions on the respective educational roles of the University of Wisconsin System and the Technical College System. (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.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 8, 2021
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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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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Terms on this page
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. 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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill eliminates the following prohibitions relating to the respective educational roles of the University of Wisconsin System and the Technical College System: 1) that the Board of Regents not broaden the UW System's mission to include training for semiprofessional or skilled-trade occupations beyond that offered during the 1972-73 academic year unless the TCS Board approves; and 2) that the TCS Board not broaden TCS collegiate transfer program offerings beyond those in existence during the 1972-73 academic year unless the Board of Regents approves.
A “collegiate transfer program" is a full-time program in which the credits earned may be transferable to a four-year institution of higher education.
Who's behind it
8 senators are its . All 8 are Republicans.
28 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Eric Wimberger · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (28)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Alex Dallman · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
- Tyler Vorpagel · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Wittke · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 22, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jun 16, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 8, 2021
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Apr 30, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 8, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges.
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Apr 8, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 8, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Felzkowski, Jacque, Bernier, Feyen, Marklein, Stroebel, Wanggaard and Wimberger; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Murphy, Armstrong, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Dallman, Gundrum, Krug, Kuglitsch, Loudenbeck, Moses, Mursau, Novak, Ramthun, J. Rodriguez, Schraa, Spiros, Steffen, Tauchen, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Wichgers, Wittke and Zimmerman
- Apr 8, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges
- Apr 30, 2021 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 8, 2021 · Senate
Senator Kooyenga added as a coauthor
- Jun 16, 2021 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 22, 2021 · Senate
Representative Born added as a cosponsor
- 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.
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. 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
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