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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 84

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Relating to: the award of Wisconsin Merit scholarships to University of Wisconsin System students. (FE)

Scholarships and loans School — Administration Sunset University of wisconsin

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill eliminates the sunset date for Wisconsin Merit scholarships awarded

to University of Wisconsin System students.

Current law requires the Board of Regents of the UW System to annually award

Wisconsin Merit scholarships in the amount of $5,000 to UW System students.

These scholarships are paid from the normal school fund from an appropriation

balance after certain other expenses are paid, but scholarships may not be awarded

on or after April 1, 2023.

This bill eliminates the April 1, 2023, sunset date for these UW System merit

scholarships.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cowles (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Taylor (D)

22 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , August (R) , Brooks (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Goeben (R) , Green (R) , Gundrum (R) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Nedweski (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Plumer (R) , Rettinger (R) , Rozar (R) , Sinicki (D) , Spiros (R) , Tittl (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities and Revenue, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Mar 20, 2023 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. Feb 21, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Nass, Marklein, Cowles and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Green, August, Penterman, Spiros, Plumer, Gundrum, Rettinger, Dittrich, Tittl, Sinicki, Kitchens, Goeben, Brooks, O'Connor, Nedweski, Moses, Armstrong, Murphy, Mursau and Duchow

  2. Feb 21, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Revenue

  3. Feb 22, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Rozar added as a cosponsor

  4. Mar 2, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 7, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Mar 10, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor

  7. Mar 16, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Mar 20, 2023 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities and Revenue, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  9. Mar 20, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1