Senate Bill 161
The Minnesota-Wisconsin tuition reciprocity agreement and making an appropriation. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 6, 2024. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Apr 3, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 20, 2024
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 22, 2024
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 104
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 6, 2024: “Published 3-7-2024”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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.
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Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Higher Educational Aids Board administers and has authority to renegotiate the Minnesota-Wisconsin tuition reciprocity agreement.
The agreement provides for the waiver of nonresident tuition for residents of either state who are enrolled in public vocational schools and for a reciprocal fee structure for residents of either state who are enrolled in public institutions of higher education located in the other state.
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This bill requires the University of Wisconsin System to enter into, administer, and renegotiate with Minnesota a tuition reciprocity agreement that provides for the waiver of nonresident tuition and for a reciprocal fee structure for residents of either state who are enrolled in public institutions of higher education located in the other state. The bill requires that all the tuition paid by Minnesota students attending UW institutions under the agreement, including tuition commonly referred to as differential reciprocity tuition, be credited to a UW System appropriation account from which UW System expenditures are authorized. The bill requires the Board of Regents to ensure that each institution is allocated the amounts received under the tuition reciprocity agreement in proportion to the total amount each institution charged its students with Minnesota residence in tuition and fees.
This bill also requires HEAB to enter into, administer, and renegotiate with Minnesota a fee reciprocity agreement that provides for the waiver of nonresident fees for residents of either state who are enrolled in public vocational schools in the other state.
Who's behind it
11 senators are its . 6 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans.
19 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Brad Pfaff · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Stafsholt · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (19)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Alex Dallman · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Summerfield · 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.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 5 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Universities and Revenue vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · Sep 7, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment
Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 7, 2024
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment
Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 7, 2024
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it
Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 7, 2024
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 32 to 0 · Feb 20, 2024
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (32)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Cory Tomczyk (R, 29)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Melissa Agard (D, 16)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 6, 2024
The new law was published.
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Mar 6, 2024
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 104.
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Feb 28, 2024
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 22, 2024
The Assembly passed it too.
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Feb 20, 2024
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 20, 2024
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 20, 2024
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Feb 20, 2024
The Senate passed it, 32 to 0.
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Feb 20, 2024
The Senate adopted it.
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Feb 7, 2024
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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Feb 7, 2024
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Feb 7, 2024
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Feb 5, 2024
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Sep 8, 2023 to Jan 10, 2024
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Sep 7, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Aug 23, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jun 8, 2023 to Aug 9, 2023
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Apr 18, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 11, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 3, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Universities and Revenue.
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Apr 3, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 3, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Stafsholt, Ballweg, Cowles, James, L. Johnson, Larson, Marklein, Pfaff, Roys, Smith and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Zimmerman, Behnke, Brooks, Dallman, Edming, Green, Magnafici, Mursau, Oldenburg, Summerfield, Wichgers, Wittke and Rozar
- Apr 3, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Revenue
- Apr 11, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 18, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 8, 2023 · Senate
Representative Moses added as a cosponsor
- Aug 9, 2023 · Senate
Representative Petryk added as a cosponsor
- Aug 23, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Sep 6, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Sep 7, 2023 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Sep 7, 2023 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Sep 8, 2023 · Senate
Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor
- Sep 15, 2023 · Senate
Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor
- Jan 2, 2024 · Senate
LRB correction
- Jan 10, 2024 · Senate
Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor
- Jan 18, 2024 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Stafsholt
- Feb 5, 2024 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
- Feb 6, 2024 · Senate
Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Stafsholt
- Feb 7, 2024 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 7, 2024 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Feb 7, 2024 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Feb 7, 2024 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Feb 7, 2024 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 19, 2024 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Senate Amendment 2 adopted
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 0
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 10:06 AM on 2-22-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 28
- Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 22, 2024 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 27, 2024 · Senate
LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1)
- Feb 27, 2024 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Feb 28, 2024 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 2-28-2024 by directive of the Majority Leader
- Mar 6, 2024 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-6-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 104
- Mar 6, 2024 · Senate
Published 3-7-2024
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote