Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 532

Relating to: course fees at University of Wisconsin System institutions. (FE)

University of wisconsin — Courses University of wisconsin — Tuition

Introduced, completed
Passes Senate, completed
Passes Assembly, stopped here
Governor signs, not reached
Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law authorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System to establish tuition and fees for educational programs, including special course fees.

This bill prohibits a UW System institution from charging a student an online course fee for enrolling in a course offered exclusively online unless the fee is charged to cover the institution’s actual costs in offering the course online that would not be incurred if students attended the course in person.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Fiscal Estimate From UWS

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Oct 24, 2025 official source full page

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

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 18–15 Nov 18, 2025 official source full page

Aye · 18

Nay · 15

Assembly: CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED

Passed 53–45 Feb 12, 2026 official source full page

Aye · 53

Nay · 45

Not voting · 1

Shannon Zimmerman (30)

Full history

Oct 9, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Hutton and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Melotik, Murphy, Behnke, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Dittrich and Wichgers
Oct 9, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges
Oct 15, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held
Oct 24, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken
Oct 24, 2025 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2
Oct 24, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling
Nov 5, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
Nov 14, 2025 · Senate
Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15
Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Read a second time
Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly
Received from Senate
Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-12-2026 by Committee on Rules
Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Melotik
Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Read a second time
Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Rules suspended
Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 53, Noes 45
Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in
Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Action ordered immediately messaged
Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026
Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-20-2026
May 12, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
May 13, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82