Senate Bill 199
Academic and career planning services provided to pupils and requiring the reporting of certain data on college student costs and outcomes. (FE)
Topics: Colleges and universities, Higher Educational Aids Board, School: Administration, School: Curriculum, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Technical college, University of Wisconsin
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. 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
Apr 14, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly 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 ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 166. That version was vetoed.
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires University of Wisconsin System institutions, technical colleges, and private nonprofit colleges in this state (higher education institutions) to report cost and student outcome data that are ultimately made available as part of the academic and career planning services provided to high school juniors and seniors.
The bill requires higher education institutions to collect and annually report to the Higher Educational Aids Board all of the following information relating to their undergraduate degree programs: 1) the average salary of the institution’s graduates six months and, every fifth year, five years after graduation, in the aggregate and broken down by major; 2) the average debt of the institution’s students upon graduation or discontinuation of studies, in the aggregate and broken down by major; 3) the institution’s graduation rate, in the aggregate and broken down by major; 4) the institution’s annual total cost of attendance and average net cost; 5) the financial aid available to students; and 6) the 10 most popular degree programs offered by the institution. HEAB must incorporate the data from these reports into an electronic document formatted in a manner that facilitates comparison of information among higher education institutions. HEAB must annually provide this electronic document to the Department of Public Instruction with a list, prepared in cooperation with the Department of Workforce Development, of the 50 most in-demand jobs in this state, including the average starting salary and required education level for each job.
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Under current law, the state superintendent of public instruction must ensure that each school board provides academic and career planning services to pupils enrolled in grades 6 to 12. Beginning in the 2027–28 school year, the bill requires the superintendent to provide the electronic document described above to school boards and requires school boards to provide the electronic document to high school juniors and seniors as part of the academic and career planning services provided to the pupils.
Who's behind it
Dan Feyen, a Republican, is its .
11 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (11)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sheehan · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges vote on an amendment
Passed, 3 to 2 · Oct 24, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges vote to recommend it
Passed, 3 to 2 · Oct 24, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 24, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.
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Oct 24, 2025
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Oct 15, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 7, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 23, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 22, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 22, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 21, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 14, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges.
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Apr 14, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 14, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Melotik, Maxey, Behnke, Dittrich, Green, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Sheehan and Wichgers
- Apr 14, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges
- Apr 21, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor
- Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- May 7, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 15, 2025 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Feyen
- Oct 15, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 24, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 24, 2025 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Oct 24, 2025 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Oct 24, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
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.
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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote