Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: To Executive 6 R cosponsors

AB 545 — Relating to: technical college district board membership.

Last action — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on March 29, 2024.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

17 added · 32 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Assembly Bill 545 specifies that members of technical college district boards must be U.S. citizens in addition to being residents of the district. This requirement applies specifically to the board governing the Milwaukee area technical college, which continues to have nine members. This change is significant because it ensures that those making decisions about the technical college are citizens, thereby potentially enhancing accountability and representation in the governance of educational institutions.

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- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRB-3221/1 JAM:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 545 October 18, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives EDWESKI , UGUST , MURPHY, O'CONNOR , ENTERMAN , ETTINGER, SCHUTTand V OS, cosponsored by Senators W ANGGAARD and M ARKLEIN.
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities.
Assembly Bill 545 Date of publication*:
A N A CT to amend 38.08 (1) (a) 1.
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to amend 38.08 (1) (a) 1.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, technical college district boards must be composed of nine members who are residents of the district.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in 38.08(1) (a) 1g.
This bill requires that technical college district board members also be United States citizens.
(intro.) The district board governing senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
the Milwaukee area technical college shall be composed SECTION 1.
S ECTION1.
(intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
(intro.) of the statutes is of 9 members who are U.S.
38.08 (1) (a) 1.
citizens and residents of the amended to read:
(intro.) A district board shall administer the district and, except as provided in subd.
district, 7 of whom are residents of Milwaukee County, 38.08(1) (a) 1.
1g., shall be composed of 9 members who are U.S.
(intro.) A district board shall adminis- consisting of the following:
citizens and residents of the district, consisting of the following:
ter the district and, except as provided in subd.
S ECTION2.
1g., shall S ECTION 3.Initial applicability.
be composed of 9 members who are U.S.
citizens and res- (1) This act first applies to a technical college district idents of the district, consisting of the following:
board member who begins a term on or after the effective SECTION 2.
(intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
(intro.) of the statutes is date of this bill.
38.08 (1) (a) 1g.
amended to read:
(intro.) The district board governing the Milwaukee area technical college shall be composed of 9 members who are U.S.
* Section 991.11ISCONSINSTATUTE:
citizens ands - 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-3221/1 JAM:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 545 SECTION 2 of the district, 7 of whom are residents of Milwaukee County, consisting of the following:
Effective date of acts.
SECTION 3.Initial applicability.
“Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor’s partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”
(1) This act first applies to a technical college district board member who begins a term on or after the effective date of this bill.
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-29-2024

  4. Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2024

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 1-18-2024

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 21, Noes 11

  9. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

  12. Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. Available for scheduling

  14. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 4, Noes 2

  15. Executive action taken

  16. Public hearing held

  17. Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges

  18. Received from Assembly

  19. Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Read a third time and passed

  21. Rules suspended

  22. Ordered to a third reading

  23. Read a second time

  24. Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor

  25. Placed on calendar 11-7-2023 by Committee on Rules

  26. Referred to committee on Rules

  27. Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 10, Noes 4

  28. Executive action taken

  29. Public hearing held

  30. Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

  31. Introduced by Representatives Nedweski, August, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, Schutt and Vos; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard and Marklein

Sponsors

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8 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 124 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (8)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (124)

124 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

CONCURRENCE

Passed 21 Yea · 11 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 19000
Unaffiliated 2300
Democrat 0801
Total 211101
% of votes cast 64%33%0%3%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
COWLES — Yea
STROEBEL — Yea
AGARD — Nay
JOHNSON — Nay
BALLWEG — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Not Voting
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 545?
AB 545 is sponsored by Nedweski, Amanda (Republican), August, Tyler (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Penterman, William (Republican), Rettinger, Schutt, and Vos, Robin (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 545?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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