Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 3 R cosponsors

AB 757 — Relating to: the appointment of certain employees of the University of Wisconsin System and faculty governance.

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

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced December 17, 2025. It awaits signature.

Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on April 03, 2026.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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Low

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  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to renumber and amend 36.09 (4); to amend 36.09 (1) (e), 36.09 (1) (em), 36.09 (4m), 36.17 (1) and 36.17 (2); to create 36.09 (3) (c), 36.09 (4) (a) and (c) 2. and 36.17 (3) and (4) of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

86 added · 244 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Assembly Bill 757 clarify and expand the criteria for appointing certain leadership positions within the University of Wisconsin System. Notably, the bill now stipulates that only individuals who are faculty members or hold advanced degrees in their fields can be considered for positions like deans or chancellors. This change emphasizes the importance of academic credentials in university governance, which could enhance the quality and integrity of leadership within the system.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-2204/1 ARG:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 757 December 17, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives P IWOWARCZYK , DITTRICH and O'C ONNOR , cosponsored by Senator ABRAL -G UEVARA .
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities.
Assembly Bill 757 Date of publication*:
A N A CT to renumber and amend 36.09 (4);
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to renumber and amend 36.09 (4);
the appointment of certain employees of the University of Wisconsin System and faculty governance.
the ap- pointment of certain employees of the University of Wisconsin System and faculty governance.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill makes changes related to the appointment of certain University of Wisconsin System employees and to faculty eligibility to serve on or be the chairperson or director of a faculty committee, center, department, or program.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in sen- may adopt any policy or promulgate any rule that re- ate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Current law specifies a tiered division of responsibilities for governance of the UW System.
quires the board, the president, or a chancellor, as appli- cable, to consider for appointment as president of the SECTION 1.
The primary responsibility for governance lies with the Board of Regents, but the Board of Regents may delegate authority and the president of the UW System and chancellors of the UW institutions also have specified duties and powers.
Faculty, academic staff, and students also have certain governance roles subordinate to the Board of Regents, the UW System president, and the chancellors.
Current law defines faculty to include persons who hold the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, or instructor in a department.
Academic staff are defined to include professional and administrative personnel with higher education-related duties, while instructional academic staff are defined - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2204/1 ARG:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 757 as academic staff with teaching responsibilities.
The various responsibilities and powers include the following:
1.
The Board of Regents must enact policies and promulgate rules for governing the UW System and determine the educational programs and degrees to be offered at each UW institution.
The Board of Regents must appoint a president of the UW System, a chancellor for each UW institution, and “the requisite number of officers, other than the vice presidents, associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the system;
faculty;
academic staff;
and other employees and fix the salaries .
., the duties and the term of office for each.” The Board of Regents must also fix the salaries and the duties for each chancellor, vice president, associate vice president, and assistant vice president of the UW System.
The Board of Regents must also delegate to the chancellor of each UW System institution authority for the institution’s administration and operation, within policies and guidelines established by the Board of Regents.
The Board of Regents may also delegate other authority to chancellors, faculty members, and others.
However, no Board of Regents or UW institution policy or rule may require the Board of Regents to consider for appointment as president, chancellor, or vice chancellor only those individuals who are faculty members of the UW System or another college, who have been granted tenure within the UW System or another college, or who hold the highest level of academic degree in a field of study or profession.
2.
The president of the UW System is responsible for administering the UW System under the policies of the Board of Regents.
The president, who directs a central administration, assists the Board of Regents in establishing, monitoring, and evaluating UW System policies, coordinating programs and operations among UW institutions, and planning the programmatic, financial, and physical development of the UW System.
The president appoints senior vice presidents, vice presidents, associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the UW System and fixes the term of office for each.
3.
The chancellor of each UW institution is the executive head of the institution, responsible for its operation and administration consistent with the policies of the Board of Regents and under the coordinating direction of the UW System president.
Each chancellor, in consultation with the faculty, is responsible for carrying out such duties as designing curricula, determining academic standards and degree requirements, and establishing and administering standards for faculty peer evaluation and screening candidates for appointment, promotion, and tenure.
A chancellor may also designate a person as provost, to act as chief executive officer of the institution in the chancellor’s absence, if the person holds a limited appointment (discussed further below) as vice chancellor, associate chancellor, assistant chancellor, associate vice chancellor, or assistant vice chancellor.
4.
A UW institution’s faculty has the primary responsibility for advising the chancellor regarding academic and educational activities and faculty personnel matters.
5.
A UW institution’s academic staff has the primary responsibility for - 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-2204/1 ARG:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 757 advising the chancellor regarding the formulation and review of policies and procedures concerning academic staff, including personnel matters.
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A UW institution’s students have the primary responsibility for advising the chancellor regarding the formulation and review of policies concerning student life, services, and interests.
Under current law, the authority of the faculty and academic staff is subordinate to the chancellor’s authority and the authority of the academic staff is further subordinate to the authority of the faculty.
Both the faculty and academic staff of an institution have the right to determine their own organizational structure and to select representatives to participate in institutional governance.
Under current law, an appointment to certain positions is referred to as a limited appointment and the appointment is at the pleasure of the Board of Regents.
A faculty member who has been granted tenure or a person holding an academic staff appointment does not lose that appointment by accepting a limited appointment.
The following are the limited appointment positions:
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UW System president, provost, vice president, associate vice president, assistant vice president, chancellor, vice chancellor, associate chancellor, assistant chancellor, associate vice chancellor, assistant vice chancellor, secretary of the Board of Regents, associate secretary of the Board of Regents, assistant secretary of the Board of Regents, trust officer and assistant trust officer, and any other administrative position identified by the Board of Regents at the time of the appointment.
This bill provides that any limited appointment must be made by the Board of Regents, at the pleasure of the Board of Regents, except that the Board of Regents does not appoint senior vice presidents, vice presidents, associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the UW System or a provost of a UW institution.
The Board of Regents may not delegate its authority to make limited appointments.
The Board of Regents must approve a title, salary, and position description for each limited appointment and must submit an annual report to the legislature and governor that includes the title, salary, and position description for each limited appointment and the number of limited appointments at each UW institution.
The bill also specifies that the position of senior vice president is a limited appointment.
The bill also expands the prohibition on appointment of president, chancellor, or vice chancellor discussed in item 1 above so that no Board of Regents or UW institution policy or rule may require the Board of Regents, the UW System president, or a chancellor, as applicable, to consider for a limited appointment or as a dean, associate dean, or assistant dean only those individuals who are faculty members of the UW System or another college, who have been granted tenure within the UW System or another college, or who hold the highest level of academic degree in a field of study or profession.
The bill also modifies governance responsibilities and powers of faculty and academic staff, including changing the definition of faculty for governance purposes.
Under the bill, “faculty” means all individuals who have at least a 50 percent appointment and whose job duties consist primarily of teaching or research or who are serving as an academic department, center, or program chairperson or director.
This includes instructional academic staff.
The bill also specifies that the - 2026 Legislature - 4 - LRB-2204/1 ARG:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 757 SECTION 1 faculty may not limit eligibility of faculty members to serve on or be the chairperson or director of a faculty committee, center, academic department, or program on the basis of a faculty member’s rank, tenure, appointment to a faculty title, or terminal degree attainment.
Also under the bill, a chancellor or the Board of Regents may not exclude a full-time faculty member or full-time academic staff member with instructional or research responsibilities from consideration for appointment as a dean, associate dean, or department chairperson on the basis that the faculty or academic staff member has not been granted tenure, is appointed for a probationary term, or does not hold the highest level of academic degree in a field of study or profession.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
36.09 (1) (e) Subject to par.
system, chancellor, or vice chancellor to a position listed 36.09 (1) (e) Subject to par.
36.17 (1), the board shall appoint a president of the system;
in s.
36.17 (2) or as a dean, associate dean, or assistant 36.17 (1), the board shall appoint a president of the sys- dean only those individuals who are faculty members of tem;
a dean for each college campus;
a dean for each the system or another institution of higher education, who have been granted tenure within the system or an- college campus;
the director of the psychiatric institute;
the director of the psychiatric in- other institution of higher education, or who hold the stitute;
and the requisite number of officers, other than the vice presidents, associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the system;
and the requisite number highest level of academic degree in a field of study or of officers, other than the vice presidents, associate vice profession.
faculty;
presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the system;
SECTION 3.
36.09 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to faculty;
and other employees and fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par.
and other employees and fix the read:
36.09 (3) (c) Neither a chancellor nor the board may salaries, subject to the limitations under par.
The board shall fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par.
exclude from consideration for appointment as a dean, The board shall fix the salaries, subject to the limita- associate dean, or academic department chairperson at tions under par.
230.12 (3) (e), and the duties for each chancellor, vice president, associate vice president, and assistant vice president of the system.
230.12 (3) (e), and the duties an institution a full-time faculty member or full-time for each chancellor, vice president, associate vice presi- academic staff member with instructional or research dent, and assistant vice president of the system.
No sectarian or partisan tests or any tests based upon race, religion, national origin, or sex shall ever be allowed or exercised in the appointment of the employees of the system.
No sec- responsibilities on the basis that the faculty or academic tarian or partisan tests or any tests based upon race, reli- staff member has not been granted tenure, is appointed gion, national origin, or sex shall ever be allowed or ex- for a probationary term, or does not hold the highest ercised in the appointment of the employees of the level of academic degree in a field of study or system.
profession.
36.09 (1) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.09 (1) (em) of the statutes is SECTION 4.
36.09 (1) (em) Neither the board nor any institution may adopt any policy or - 2026 Legislature - 5 - LRB-2204/1 ARG:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 757 SECTION 2 promulgate any rule that requires the board, the president, or a chancellor, as applicable, to consider for appointment as president of the system, chancellor, or vice chancellor to a position listed in s.
36.09 (4) of the statutes is renumbered amended to read:
36.17 (2) or as a dean, associate dean, or assistant dean only those individuals who are faculty members of the system or another institution of higher education, who have been granted tenure within the system or another institution of higher education, or who hold the highest level of academic degree in a field of study or profession.
36.09 (4) (b) and amended to read:
S ECTION 3.
36.09 (1) (em) Neither the board nor any institution 36.09 (4) (b) The faculty of each institution, subject ernor'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.” Wisconsin Act - 2 - 2025 Assembly Bill 757 to the responsibilities and powers of the board, the pres- cluding academic staff personnel matters.
36.09 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
The Subject ident, and the chancellor of such institution, shall have to sub.
36.09 (3) (c) Neither a chancellor nor the board may exclude from consideration for appointment as a dean, associate dean, or academic department chairperson at an institution a full-time faculty member or full-time academic staff member with instructional or research responsibilities on the basis that the faculty or academic staff member has not been granted tenure, is appointed for a probationary term, or does not hold the highest level of academic degree in a field of study or profession.
(4), the academic staff members of each institu- the primary responsibility for advising the chancellor tion shall have the right to organize themselves in a man- regarding academic and educational activities and fac- ner they determine and to select their representatives to ulty personnel matters.
S ECTION 4.
The participate in institutional governance.
36.09 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 36.09 (4) (b) and amended to read:
(c) The faculty of each institution shall have the S ECTION 7.
36.09 (4) (b) The faculty of each institution, subject to the responsibilities and powers of the board, the president, and the chancellor of such institution, shall have the primary responsibility for advising the chancellor regarding academic and educational activities and faculty personnel matters.
36.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to right to determine their own faculty organizational read:
The (c) The faculty of each institution shall have the right to determine their own faculty organizational structure and to select representatives to participate in institutional governance, except that the as follows:
structure and to select representatives to participate in 36.17 (1) An appointment to a position listed in sub.
- 2026 Legislature - 6 - LRB-2204/1 ARG:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 757 SECTION 4 1.
institutional governance, except that the as follows:
The faculty of each institution shall ensure that faculty in academic disciplines related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are adequately represented in the faculty organizational structure.
(2) shall be a limited appointment and the appointment 1.
S ECTION 5.
The faculty of each institution shall ensure that shall, except as provided in s.
36.09 (2) (a) and (3) (b), faculty in academic disciplines related to science, tech- be made by the board and shall be at the pleasure of the nology, engineering, and mathematics are adequately board.
Notwithstanding s.
36.09 (1) (f), the board may represented in the faculty organizational structure.
not delegate its authority to make limited appointments.
SECTION 5.
of the statutes are created to read:
of the statutes A faculty member who has been granted tenure or a per- are created to read:
son holding an academic staff appointment under s.
36.05 (8) and subject to subd.
36.05 (8) and 36.15 shall not lose that appointment by accepting a subject to subd.
2., in this subsection, “faculty” means all individuals who have at least a 50 percent appointment and whose job duties consist primarily of teaching or research or who are serving as an academic department, center, or program chairperson or director.
2., in this subsection, “faculty” means all individuals who have more than a 50 percent ap- limited appointment.
S ECTION 8.
36.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to pointment and whose job duties consist primarily of read:
teaching or research or who are serving as an academic 36.17 (2) Limited appointments apply to the follow- department, center, or program chairperson or director.
Faculty status under this paragraph does not confer rank or tenure or convert an academic staff appointment into a faculty appointment, but instructional academic staff are considered faculty for the purpose of this subsection.
Faculty status under this paragraph does not con- ing positions:
president, provost, vice president, senior fer rank or tenure or convert an academic staff appoint- vice president, associate vice president, assistant vice president, chancellor, vice chancellor, associate chancel- ment into a faculty appointment, but instructional aca- lor, assistant chancellor, associate vice chancellor, assis- demic staff are considered faculty for the purpose of this tant vice chancellor, college campus dean, secretary of subsection.
The faculty may not limit eligibility of faculty members to serve on or be the chairperson or director of a faculty committee, center, academic department, or program on the basis of a faculty member’s rank, tenure, appointment to a faculty title, or terminal degree attainment.
The faculty may not limit eligibility of faculty the board, associate secretary of the board, assistant sec- members to serve on or be the chairperson or director of retary of the board, trust officer and assistant trust offi- cer and such other administrative positions as the board a faculty committee, center, academic department, or determines at the time of the appointment.
S ECTION 6.
program on the basis of a faculty member’s rank, tenure, appointment to a faculty title, or terminal degree S ECTION 9.
36.09 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.17 (3) and (4) of the statutes are cre- attainment.
36.09 (4m) ACADEMIC STAFF.
ated to read:
The academic staff members of each institution, subject to the responsibilities and powers of the board, the president, the chancellor, and, subject to sub.
SECTION 6.
(4), the faculty of the institution, shall have the primary responsibility for advising the chancellor regarding the formulation and review, and shall be represented in the development, of all policies and procedures concerning academic staff members, including academic staff personnel matters.
36.09 (4m) of the statutes is amended to 36.17 (3) The board shall approve a title, salary, and position description for each limited appointment.
The Subject to sub.
read:
(4), the academic staff members of each institution shall have the right to - 2026 Legislature - 7 - LRB-2204/1 ARG:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 757 SECTION 6 organize themselves in a manner they determine and to select their representatives to participate in institutional governance.
36.09 (4m) A CADEMIC STAFF .
S ECTION 7.
The academic staff (4) The board shall include in the annual report un- members of each institution, subject to the responsibili- der s.
36.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.11 (54) (b) the title, salary, and position de- ties and powers of the board, the president, the chancel- scription for each limited appointment and the number lor, and, subject to sub.
36.17 (1) An appointment to a position listed in sub.
(4), the faculty of the institution, of limited appointments at each institution.
(2) shall be a limited appointment and the appointment shall, except as provided in s.
S ECTION 10.
36.09 (2) (a) and (3) (b), be made by the board and shall be at the pleasure of the board.
Notwithstanding s.
36.09 (1) (f), the board may not delegate its authority to make limited appointments.
A faculty member who has been granted tenure or a person holding an academic staff appointment under s.
36.15 shall not lose that appointment by accepting a limited appointment.
S ECTION 8.
36.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.17 (2) Limited appointments apply to the following positions:
president, provost, vice president, senior vice president, associate vice president, assistant vice president, chancellor, vice chancellor, associate chancellor, assistant chancellor, associate vice chancellor, assistant vice chancellor, college campus dean, secretary of the board, associate secretary of the board, assistant secretary of the board, trust officer and assistant trust officer and such other administrative positions as the board determines at the time of the appointment.
S ECTION 9.
36.17 (3) and (4) of the statutes are created to read:
36.17 (3) The board shall approve a title, salary, and position description for each limited appointment.
(4) The board shall include in the annual report under s.
36.11 (54) (b) the title, salary, and position description for each limited appointment and the number of limited appointments at each institution.
- 2026 Legislature - 8 - LRB-2204/1 ARG:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 757 S ECTION 10 SECTION 10.
(1) The treatment of ss.
shall have the primary responsibility for advising the chancellor regarding the formulation and review, and (1) The treatment of ss.
36.09 (1) (em) and (3) (c) and 36.17 (1) and (2) first applies to appointments made on the effective date of this subsection.
36.09 (1) (em) and (3) (c) shall be represented in the development, of all policies and 36.17 (1) and (2) first applies to appointments made and procedures concerning academic staff members, in- on the effective date of this subsection.
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This bill modifies the governance and appointment processes for certain employees within the University of Wisconsin System, enhancing faculty participation and eliminating specific qualification restrictions for leadership positions.

  • 36.09 (1) (e)

    the requisite number of officers, other than the vice presidents, associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the system; faculty; academic staff; and other employees → the requisite number of officers; faculty; academic staff; and other employees, other than the vice presidents, associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the system

    This change clarifies the order in which appointments are described.

  • 36.09 (1) (em)

    that requires the board to consider for appointment as president of the system, chancellor, or vice chancellor only those individuals who are faculty members of the system or another institution of higher education, who have been granted tenure within the system or another institution of higher education, or who hold the highest level of academic degree in a field of study or profession. → that requires the board, the president, or a chancellor, as applicable, to consider for appointment as president of the system, chancellor, or vice chancellor to a position listed in s. 36.17 (2) or as a dean, associate dean, or assistant dean only those individuals who are faculty members of the system or another institution of higher education, who have been granted tenure within the system or another institution of higher education, or who hold the highest level of academic degree in a field of study or profession.

    This broadens the prohibition on appointing only certain types of candidates to additional leadership roles.

  • 36.09 (3) (c) Neither a chancellor nor the board may exclude from consideration for appointment as a dean, associate dean, or academic department chairperson at an institution a full-time faculty member or full-time academic staff member with instructional or research responsibilities on the basis that the faculty or academic staff member has not been granted tenure, is appointed for a probationary term, or does not hold the highest level of academic degree in a field of study or profession.

    This establishes new criteria for faculty consideration for deans and department chairpersons, promoting inclusivity.

  • 36.17 (1)

    An appointment to a position listed in sub. (2) shall be a limited appointment and the appointment shall be at the pleasure of the board, except that the Board of Regents does not appoint senior vice presidents, vice presidents, associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the UW System or a provost of a UW institution.

    This specifies the limitation on which positions the Board of Regents is responsible for appointing.

  • 36.17 (2)

    Limited appointments apply to the following positions: president, provost, vice president, associate vice president, assistant vice president, chancellor, vice chancellor, associate chancellor, assistant chancellor, associate vice chancellor, assistant vice chancellor, college campus dean, secretary of the board, associate secretary of the board, assistant secretary of the board, trust officer and assistant trust officer and such other administrative positions as the board determines at the time of the appointment. → Limited appointments apply to the following positions: president, provost, chancellor, vice chancellor, associate chancellor, assistant chancellor, associate vice chancellor, assistant vice chancellor, college campus dean, secretary of the board, associate secretary of the board, assistant secretary of the board, trust officer, assistant trust officer, any other administrative positions identified by the board at the time of the appointment, except senior vice presidents, vice presidents, associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the UW System.

    This change explicitly removes certain high-level positions from being categorized under limited appointments, thereby altering governance structure.

Action History

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

  2. Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026

  4. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 3-26-2026

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in

  9. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  12. Read a second time

  13. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Larson, Hesselbein, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch

  14. Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  15. Available for scheduling

  16. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  17. Executive action taken

  18. Public hearing held

  19. Read first time and referred to committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

  20. Received from Assembly

  21. Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 45

  23. Rules suspended

  24. Ordered to a third reading

  25. Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 adopted

  26. Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 offered by Representative Piwowarczyk

  27. Read a second time

  28. Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Bare

  29. Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Snodgrass

  30. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Johnson

  31. Placed on calendar 2-12-2026 by Committee on Rules

  32. Referred to committee on Rules

  33. Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 7, Noes 4

  34. Executive action taken

  35. Representatives Murphy and Brill added as coauthors

  36. Public hearing held

  37. Representative Knodl added as a coauthor

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

  39. Introduced by Representatives Piwowarczyk, Dittrich and O'Connor; cosponsored by Senator Cabral-Guevara

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Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected

Passed 18 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18000
Democrat 01200
Unaffiliated 0300
Total 181500
% of votes cast 55%45%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Nay
DASSLER-ALFHEI — Nay
HABUSH SINYKIN — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Keyeski, Sarah Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Wall, Jamie Democrat Nay
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
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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Read a third time and passed

Passed 53 Yea · 45 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 52001
Democrat 04300
Unaffiliated 1200
Total 534501
% of votes cast 54%45%0%1%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Nay
MOORE OMOKUNDE — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Arney, Margaret Democrat Nay
Bare, Mike Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Brown, Brienne Democrat Nay
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
Cruz, Angelina Democrat Nay
DeSanto, Karen Democrat Nay
DeSmidt, Ben Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Fitzgerald, Joan Democrat Nay
Goodwin, Russell Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
Hysell, Andrew Democrat Nay
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Nay
Joers, Alex Democrat Nay
Kirsch, Karen Democrat Nay
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
Mayadev, Renuka Democrat Nay
McCarville, Maureen Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Miresse, Vincent Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Nay
Phelps, Christian Democrat Nay
Prado, Priscilla Democrat Nay
Rivera-Wagner, Amaad Democrat Nay
Roe, Ann Democrat Nay
Sheehan, Joe Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Spaude, Ryan Democrat Nay
Stroud, Angela Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Tenorio, Angelito Democrat Nay
Udell, Randy Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brill, Lindee Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Franklin, Benjamin Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Jacobson, Brent Republican Yea
Kaufert, Dean Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Kreibich, Rob Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Piwowarczyk, Jim Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tucker, Duke Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Not Voting

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What does AB 757 do?
An Act to renumber and amend 36.09 (4); to amend 36.09 (1) (e), 36.09 (1) (em), 36.09 (4m), 36.17 (1) and 36.17 (2); to create 36.09 (3) (c), 36.09 (4) (a) and (c) 2. and 36.17 (3) and (4) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 757?
AB 757 is sponsored by Cabral-Guevara, Piwowarczyk, Jim (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), and O'Connor, Jerry (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 757?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced December 17, 2025. It awaits signature.
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