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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 610

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Relating to: waivers from immunization requirements at institutions of higher education.

Colleges and universities Common carrier Technical college Technical college system board University of wisconsin — Student life Vaccination

  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 any institution of higher education that receives public

funding and that requires any student or prospective student to receive an

immunization as a condition of attendance to waive the immunization requirement

for a student or prospective student if the student or prospective student objects to

the immunization for reasons of health, religion, or personal conviction. Under the

bill, no institution of higher education may require that a student or prospective

student provide any explanation or justification of the student's or prospective

student's objection to an immunization. Further, the bill requires an institution of

higher education that receives public funding to inform a student or prospective

student of the student's or prospective student's right to a waiver from the institution

of higher education's immunization requirements in writing at any time the

institution of higher education informs the student or prospective student of the

immunization requirements.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Behnke (R) , Bodden (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Edming (R) , Goeben (R) , Magnafici (R) , Michalski (R) , Murphy (R) , O'Connor (R) , Rettinger (R) , Rozar (R) , Sapik (R) , Schraa (R) , Schutt (R) , Sortwell (R)

6 cosponsors

Cabral-Guevara (R) , Hurd (R) , Jacque (R) , Moses (R) , Nass (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 10, Noes 5

Passed 10–5 Feb 19, 2024 official source full page

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

Assembly: SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

Passed 62–35 Feb 22, 2024 official source full page

Aye · 62

Not voting · 2

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Universities and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 3

Passed 5–3 Mar 8, 2024 official source full page

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

Senate: SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

Passed 22–10 Mar 12, 2024 official source full page

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 22–10 Mar 12, 2024 official source full page

Full history

  1. Oct 31, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Goeben, Rozar, Allen, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Callahan, Dittrich, Edming, Magnafici, Michalski, Murphy, O'Connor, Rettinger, Sapik, Schraa and Schutt; cosponsored by Senators Nass and Cabral-Guevara

  2. Oct 31, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

  3. Nov 15, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Hurd added as a coauthor

  4. Jan 10, 2024 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 11, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Moses added as a coauthor

  6. Jan 12, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor

  7. Jan 17, 2024 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 19, 2024 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 10, Noes 5

  9. Feb 19, 2024 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 10:21 AM on 2-22-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 28

  11. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Subeck

  13. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  14. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  15. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 62, Noes 35

  16. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  19. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Feb 22, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Feb 26, 2024 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Universities and Revenue

  22. Mar 1, 2024 · Senate

    Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor

  23. Mar 6, 2024 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  24. Mar 7, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  25. Mar 8, 2024 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Universities and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  26. Mar 8, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  27. Mar 11, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-12-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  28. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Roys, Hesselbein, Agard, Carpenter, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch

  29. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  30. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken

  31. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 22, Noes 10

  32. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  33. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  34. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 10

  35. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  36. Mar 12, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  37. Mar 18, 2024 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  38. Mar 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-18-2024

  39. Mar 26, 2024 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2024

  40. Mar 29, 2024 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-29-2024

  41. May 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  42. May 15, 2024 · Assembly

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