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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 406

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: University of Wisconsin System resident undergraduate tuition and fees. (FE)

Consumer protection University of wisconsin — Regents University of wisconsin — Student life University of wisconsin — Tuition Vaccination

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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 prohibits the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System from increasing resident undergraduate student tuition by more than the increase in the consumer price index (CPI) for the previous year. The bill defines CPI as the consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor. Also, for purposes of the bill, “resident undergraduate tuition” is defined to include any differential tuition and mandatory fees charged to a resident undergraduate student.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , B. Jacobson (R) , Behnke (R) , Dittrich (R) , Goeben (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Maxey (R) , Murphy (R) , O'Connor (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

4 cosponsors

Bradley (R) , Brill (R) , Jacque (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 3

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 1

Passed 5–1 Feb 3, 2026 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. Aug 29, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Murphy, Allen, Behnke, Dittrich, Goeben, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, O'Connor, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Bradley and Wanggaard

  2. Aug 29, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Consumer Protection

  3. Sep 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Brill added as a coauthor

  6. Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 1

  8. Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1