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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 769

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Relating to: funding for certain research positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and making an appropriation. (FE)

Agriculture Environmental protection University of wisconsin — Extension University of wisconsin — Madison University of wisconsin — Regents

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  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 specifies that the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin

System must provide funding for two agriculture and climate change research

positions assigned to the Division of Extension at UW-Madison. The positions must

be filled using existing, currently vacant positions but must also reflect an increase

in the total number of research positions at UW-Madison.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Agard (D) , Larson (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Taylor (D)

20 cosponsors

Baldeh (D) , Bare (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Emerson (D) , Haywood (D) , J. Anderson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Palmeri (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Shankland (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Vining (D)

Full history

  1. Dec 8, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Smith, Agard, Roys, Larson, Spreitzer and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Shankland, Considine, Joers, J. Anderson, Bare, Baldeh, Conley, Emerson, Jacobson, Madison, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shelton, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck and Vining

  2. Dec 8, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Revenue

  3. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 24, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor

  5. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1