Bills by subject

Scholarships and loans

50 bills and resolutions. 7 became law, 1 was vetoed, and 21 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

AB 602 Participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 501 Creating a veterinary loan repayment grant program administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board and exempting from taxation amounts received from such a grant program.
Became law. Last action Apr 6, 2026
AB 50 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Mar 23, 2026
AB 210 Changes to amount of, and criteria for designating recipients of, academic excellence higher education scholarships. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Mar 23, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 22

Mar 23, 2026
AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 210: Changes to amount of, and criteria for designating recipients of, academic excellence higher education scholarships. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 486: Permissible financial aid reductions in higher education. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 505: Creating a veterinary loan repayment grant program administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board and exempting from taxation amounts received from such a grant program.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 579: University of Wisconsin System tuition grant program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 594: An income tax subtraction for payments on education loans. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
AB 602: Participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations.
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 761: Funding for the department of financial institutions from the college savings program trust fund and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 762: Creating a WisKids savings account program within the college savings program. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 857: Climate change scholarships and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.

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Mar 23, 2026
AB 1074: Student loans for postsecondary education, requirements related to student loan servicers, creating an office of the student loan ombudsman in the Department of Financial Institutions, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.
Dec 10, 2025
SB 210: Changes to amount of, and criteria for designating recipients of, academic excellence higher education scholarships. (FE)
Became law.
Apr 6, 2026
SB 501: Creating a veterinary loan repayment grant program administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board and exempting from taxation amounts received from such a grant program.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 586: University of Wisconsin System tuition grant program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 600: Participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 601: An income tax subtraction for payments on education loans. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 752: Creating a WisKids savings account program within the college savings program. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 753: Funding for the department of financial institutions from the college savings program trust fund and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 856: Climate change scholarships and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 868: Permissible financial aid reductions in higher education. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1041: Student loans for postsecondary education, requirements related to student loan servicers, creating an office of the student loan ombudsman in the Department of Financial Institutions, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 10

Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 110: Creating the Special Needs Scholarship Program for disabled pupils, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 142: Enrollment requirements for recipients of talent incentive grants.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 143: The Wisconsin higher education grant program, tuition grant program, Lawton minority undergraduate grant program, minority undergraduate retention grant program, and making appropriations.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 5, 2012
AB 144: Creating a commission on financial aid consolidation and modernization.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 185: Authorizing certain individuals to contribute to a college savings plan account.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 619: Grants for dental students, and loan assistance for dentists, who agree to practice in dental health shortage areas, or to provide services to Medical Assistance recipients, in this state, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 27: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 486: Creating the Special Needs Scholarship Program for disabled pupils, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 494: Grants for dental students, and loan assistance for dentists, who agree to practice in dental health shortage areas, or to provide services to Medical Assistance recipients, in this state, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
Stopped in committee.

2009–10 session: 18

May 26, 2010
AB 75: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 80: An education tax credit for businesses.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 135: Allowing an individual income tax deduction for certain amounts contributed by a divorced or legally separated parent to his or her child's college savings account or college tuition and expenses program and limiting the deduction that may be claimed by a married person who files separately.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 315: The financial institutions in which the investment instrument of a college savings account may be held.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 604: Eligibility for academic excellence higher education scholarships.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 708: Creating a food animal veterinarian loan assistance program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 726: Creating a nonrefundable individual income and corporate income and franchise tax credit for contributions to certain public school programs and to private school scholarship funds.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 847: Child care worker loan repayment assistance, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 908: Creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for interest paid on certain student loans.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 941: Creating an income and franchise tax credit for businesses that contribute to a scholarship-granting organization or to an educational improvement organization and a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for education expenses paid for dependents who attend elementary and secondary schools.
Stopped in committee.

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Apr 28, 2010
SB 52: An education tax credit for businesses.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 63: A postsecondary education tax credit for businesses.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 84: Ineligibility for state financial assistance of a postsecondary student who has been convicted of possessing, with intent to manufacture, distribute, or deliver, or of manufacturing, distributing, or delivering, a controlled substance or controlled substance analog based on conduct that occurred during a period of enrollment for which the postsecondary student was receiving any state financial assistance and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 106: Allowing an individual income tax deduction for certain amounts contributed by a divorced or legally separated parent to his or her child's college savings account or college tuition and expenses program and limiting the deduction that may be claimed by a married person who files separately.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 166: Creating an individual income tax deduction for any amount of interest paid on certain loans that are used for educational expenses.
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2010
SB 407: Eligibility for academic excellence higher education scholarships.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 497: Creating a food animal veterinarian loan assistance program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 509: Creating a nonrefundable individual income and corporate income and franchise tax credit for contributions to certain public school programs and to private school scholarship funds.
Stopped in committee.

Dates are each bill's latest recorded action. Every subject