Senate Bill 706
Scholarships for Marquette University School of Dentistry students who practice in dental health shortage areas. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Feb 1, 2024. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Nov 21, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jan 16, 2024
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 18, 2024
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 90
Latest entry in the official record, Feb 1, 2024: “Published 2-1-2024”
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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.
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
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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.
This bill modifies a scholarship awarded by the Higher Educational Aids Board so that it applies to students enrolled in the Marquette University School of Dentistry (MUSD).
Current law requires HEAB, in consultation with the Department of Health Services, to establish a scholarship program for state residents who enter into an agreement with HEAB to practice in a health shortage area in this state upon graduation (eligible student). HEAB may award an annual scholarship for each year of an eligible student's enrollment, up to four years, and the eligible student must agree to practice in a health shortage area for 18 months for each annual scholarship the student receives. If the student fails to meet this obligation, the student must repay the scholarships based on a specified calculation.
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This bill makes changes to the program so that it applies only to students enrolled in MUSD who agree to practice dentistry in a dental health shortage area for 18 months for each annual scholarship received. The bill defines a “dental health shortage area” as an area that is federally designated as having a shortage of dental professionals, not including the counties of Brown, Dane, Kenosha, Milwaukee, and Waukesha. Under the bill, HEAB may award to no more than 15 MUSD students an annual scholarship of $30,000 per year for up to four years. A student who fails to meet his or her obligation to practice in a dental health shortage area for the requisite period must repay the scholarships in the manner required under current law.
The bill also requires HEAB to provide MUSD $350,000 annually for the development and operation of programs to support the recruitment and training of students in rural dentistry.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
23 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (23)
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Darrin Madison · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Angie Sapik · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 1 · Dec 19, 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 Health, Ayes 5, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Feb 1, 2024
The new law was published.
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Feb 1, 2024
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 90.
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Jan 29, 2024
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 18, 2024
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jan 16, 2024
“Read” (the official wording)
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Jan 16, 2024
The Assembly received it.
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Jan 16, 2024
The Senate passed it.
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Jan 12, 2024 to Jan 16, 2024
2 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Dec 19, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 1.
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Dec 15, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Dec 7, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 6, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 29, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 21, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health.
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Nov 21, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 21, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Testin, Ballweg, Feyen, Nass and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Sapik, Kurtz, Brandtjen, Callahan, Dittrich, Donovan, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Penterman, Rodriguez, Snyder, Subeck, Tusler, VanderMeer and Zimmerman
- Nov 21, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health
- Nov 29, 2023 · Senate
Representative Green added as a cosponsor
- Dec 6, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Dec 7, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Dec 15, 2023 · Senate
Representative Madison added as a cosponsor
- Dec 19, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Dec 19, 2023 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 1
- Dec 19, 2023 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 12, 2024 · Senate
Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor
- Jan 12, 2024 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Read
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 18, 2024 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jan 22, 2024 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Jan 29, 2024 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 1-29-2024
- Feb 1, 2024 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 1-31-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 90
- Feb 1, 2024 · Senate
Published 2-1-2024
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