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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Senate Bill 713

Tuition rates for children of University of Wisconsin System alumni. (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

    Nov 19, 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.

Under current law, with various exceptions, an individual must be a resident of this state for at least 12 months prior to any semester or session for which the student registers at a University of Wisconsin System institution in order to be exempt from paying nonresident tuition.

This bill requires the Board of Regents to provide a nonresident tuition exemption to students who are the children of UW System alumni. The Board of Regents may establish a surcharge not to exceed 20 percent of the academic fees (tuition) charged to the students who receive this nonresident tuition exemption.

Who's behind it

2 senators are its ⁠. All 2 are Republicans.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 5 names

Authors (2)

Signed on in support (3)

What it would cost

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

What happened

  1. Mar 15, 2022

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jan 27, 2022

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Nov 19, 2021

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges.

  4. Nov 19, 2021

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Nov 19, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Feyen and Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Dallman, Rozar and Tusler

  2. Nov 19, 2021 · Senate

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

  3. Jan 27, 2022 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. 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