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SB 501Session 2025SenateBecame law

Relating to: 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.

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Became law

Introduced

Oct 2, 2025

Latest action

Apr 6, 2026

Recorded roll calls

6

Topics and classification

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Budget & TaxesEducation

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsor

Cabral-Guevara

Primary sponsor

Marklein

Primary sponsor

Pfaff

Primary sponsor

Stafsholt

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

  1. Apr 6, 2026

    Published 4-3-2026

    Became LawSenate
  2. Apr 6, 2026

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 177

    Executive SignatureSenate
  3. Apr 2, 2026

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    Executive ReceiptSenate
  4. Mar 19, 2026

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

    Senate
  5. Mar 19, 2026

    Representative Penterman added as a cosponsor

    Senate
  6. Mar 6, 2026

    Representative Brown added as a cosponsor

    Senate
  7. Feb 24, 2026

    Report correctly enrolled

    EnrolledSenate
  8. Feb 23, 2026

    Received from Assembly concurred in

    ReceiptSenate
  9. Feb 19, 2026

    Ordered immediately messaged

    Assembly
  10. Feb 19, 2026

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 89, Noes 7

    PassageReading 3Assembly
  11. Feb 19, 2026

    Rules suspended

    Assembly
  12. Feb 19, 2026

    Ordered to a third reading

    Reading 3Assembly
  13. Feb 19, 2026

    Read a second time

    Reading 2Assembly
  14. Feb 18, 2026

    Made a special order of business at 11:24 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

    Assembly
  15. Feb 18, 2026

    Referred to committee on Rules

    Referral CommitteeAssembly
  16. Feb 12, 2026

    Received from Senate

    ReceiptAssembly
  17. Feb 11, 2026

    Ordered immediately messaged

    Senate
  18. Feb 11, 2026

    Senators Carpenter, Spreitzer and Smith added as coauthors

    Senate
  19. Feb 11, 2026

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 1

    PassageReading 3Senate
  20. Feb 11, 2026

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

    Senate
  21. Feb 11, 2026

    Ordered to a third reading

    Reading 3Senate
  22. Feb 11, 2026

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

    Amendment PassagePassageSenate
  23. Feb 11, 2026

    Read a second time

    Reading 2Senate
  24. Feb 9, 2026

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

    Senate
  25. Feb 9, 2026

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

    Senate
  26. Feb 3, 2026

    Available for scheduling

    Senate
  27. Feb 3, 2026

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  28. Feb 3, 2026

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    Amendment PassageSenate
  29. Feb 3, 2026

    Executive action taken

    Senate
  30. Jan 29, 2026

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  31. Jan 26, 2026

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cabral-Guevara

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  32. Jan 22, 2026

    Representative Tucker added as a cosponsor

    Senate
  33. Jan 12, 2026

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0

    ReceiptSenate
  34. Jan 12, 2026

    Representative DeSanto added as a cosponsor

    Senate
  35. Jan 6, 2026

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested

    Senate
  36. Dec 15, 2025

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor

    Senate
  37. Nov 14, 2025

    Representative Udell added as a cosponsor

    Senate
  38. Oct 24, 2025

    Available for scheduling

    Senate
  39. Oct 24, 2025

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  40. Oct 24, 2025

    Executive action taken

    Senate
  41. Oct 15, 2025

    Public hearing held

    Senate
  42. Oct 13, 2025

    Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor

    Senate
  43. Oct 2, 2025

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

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeSenate
  44. Oct 2, 2025

    Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Stafsholt, Marklein and Pfaff; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Tranel, Kreibich, Melotik, Miresse, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Rivera-Wagner, Sheehan, Steffen and Stroud

    IntroductionSenate

Roll-call votes

The newest recorded chamber votes appear first. Your own representatives are highlighted when available.

passFeb 19, 2026Assembly

CONCURRENCE

Vote source ↗
89 yes7 no3 not voting
View 96 recorded positions
ALLENyes
ANDERSONyes
ANDRACAyes
ARMSTRONGyes
ARNEYyes
AUGUSTyes
BAREyes
BEHNKEyes
BILLINGSyes
BORNyes
BRILLyes
BROOKSyes
BROWNyes
CALLAHANyes
CLANCYno
CRUZno
DALLMANyes
DESANTOyes
DESMIDTyes
DITTRICHyes
DONOVANyes
DOYLEyes
DUCHOWyes
FITZGERALDyes
FRANKLINyes
GOEBENyes
GOODWINyes
GREENyes
GUNDRUMyes
GUSTAFSONyes
HAYWOODyes
HONGno
HURDyes
HYSELLyes
JACOBSON, Byes
JACOBSON, Jyes
JOERSyes
KAUFERTyes
KIRSCHno
KITCHENSyes
KNODLyes
KREIBICHyes
KRUGyes
KURTZyes
MADISONno
MAXEYyes
MAYADEVyes
MCCARVILLEyes
MCGUIREyes
MELOTIKyes
MIRESSEyes
MOORE OMOKUNDEyes
MOSESyes
MURPHYyes
MURSAUyes
NEDWESKIyes
NEUBAUERyes
NEYLONyes
NOVAKyes
O'CONNORyes
ORTIZ-VELEZyes
PALMERIyes
PENTERMANyes
PETERSENyes
PHELPSno
PIWOWARCZYKyes
PRONSCHINSKEyes
RIVERA-WAGNERyes
RODRIGUEZyes
ROEyes
SHEEHANyes
SINICKIno
SNODGRASSyes
SNYDERyes
SORTWELLyes
SPAUDEyes
SPEAKERyes
SPIROSyes
STEFFENyes
STROUDyes
STUBBSyes
SUBECKyes
SUMMERFIELDyes
SWEARINGENyes
TAYLORyes
TENORIOyes
TITTLyes
TRANELyes
TUCKERyes
TUSLERyes
UDELLyes
VANDERMEERyes
VININGyes
WICHGERSyes
WITTKEyes
ZIMMERMANyes
passFeb 11, 2026Senate

PASSAGE

Vote source ↗
32 yes1 no0 not voting
View 33 recorded positions
BRADLEYyes
CABRAL-GUEVARAyes
CARPENTERyes
DASSLER-ALFHEIyes
DRAKEyes
FELZKOWSKIyes
FEYENyes
HABUSH SINYKINyes
HESSELBEINyes
HUTTONyes
JACQUEyes
JAGLERyes
JAMESyes
JOHNSONyes
KAPENGAno
KEYESKIyes
LARSONyes
LEMAHIEUyes
MARKLEINyes
NASSyes
PFAFFyes
QUINNyes
RATCLIFFyes
ROYSyes
SMITHyes
SPREITZERyes
STAFSHOLTyes
TESTINyes
TOMCZYKyes
WALLyes
WANGGAARDyes
WIMBERGERyes
WIRCHyes
passFeb 3, 2026Senate

Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Vote source ↗
15 yes0 no
passFeb 3, 2026Senate

Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Vote source ↗
15 yes0 no
passJan 12, 2026Senate

Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Vote source ↗
9 yes0 no
passOct 24, 2025Senate

Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Vote source ↗
5 yes0 no

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Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.