Assembly Bill 21
Technical colleges’ lease of their facilities to others. (FE)
Topics: Day care, Lease, Technical college
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 6, 2025
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities.
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 26. That version died when the session ended.
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill allows a technical college to lease its facilities to others for the operation of a child care center.
Current law allows a technical college to rent to others property not needed for school purposes. Before July 1, 1999, a technical college, with the approval of the Technical College System Board, could also lease its facilities to others for school purposes, but this is prohibited after June 30, 1999.
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The bill creates an exception to this prohibition, allowing a technical college, with the approval of the TCS Board, to lease its facilities to others for the operation of a child care center.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . 5 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Angelina Cruz · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 25, 2025 to Mar 20, 2026
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Mar 5, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 21, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 20, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 19, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 6, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities.
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Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 6, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives O'Connor, Armstrong, Born, Callahan, Gundrum, Miresse and Piwowarczyk; cosponsored by Senators Feyen and Spreitzer
- Feb 6, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities
- Feb 19, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Tusler added as a coauthor
- Feb 20, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 21, 2025 · Assembly
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- Feb 25, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Piwowarczyk withdrawn as a coauthor
- Mar 5, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 25, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
- Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Cruz added as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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