Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 1 R cosponsors

SB 868 — Relating to: permissible financial aid reductions in higher education. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 23, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Stalled 6% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Failed a recorded vote

    Failed 1 recorded vote so far — a real headwind.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

An Act to create 36.28, 38.25 and 39.55 of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Available for scheduling

  3. Report passage by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 2, Noes 3

  4. Executive action taken

  5. Public hearing held

  6. Fiscal estimate received

  7. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque

  8. Fiscal estimate received

  9. Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

  10. Introduced by Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Behnke, Maxey, Mursau and O'Connor

Sponsors

  • Sortwell · Cosponsor
  • Behnke · Cosponsor
  • Maxey · Cosponsor
  • Mursau · Cosponsor
  • O'Connor · Cosponsor
  • André Jacque · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

  • Sortwell
  • Behnke
  • Maxey
  • Mursau
  • O'Connor

Not signed on (126)

126 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

Subjects

finance education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 868 do?
An Act to create 36.28, 38.25 and 39.55 of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 868?
SB 868 is sponsored by Sortwell, Behnke, Maxey, Mursau, O'Connor, and Jacque, André (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 868?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 23, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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