STATE BILLWI SB 501PASSED

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.

State of Wisconsin

An Act to create 39.389 and 71.05 (6) (b) 58. of the statutes; 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.

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
Apr 6, 2026
220 days ago
Current chamber
Senate
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
WI SB 501 · PassedApr 6

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Bill details

Last action
Published 4-3-2026 · Apr 6, 2026

Sponsors

RCRachael Cabral-GuevaraSenator · Republican · SD-019Primary sponsor
RSRob StafsholtSenator · Republican · SD-010Primary sponsor
HMHoward MarkleinSenator · Republican · SD-017Primary sponsor
BPBrad PfaffSenator · Democrat · SD-032Primary sponsor
JKJoel KitchensRepresentative · Republican · HD-001
TTTravis TranelRepresentative · Republican · HD-049
RKRob KreibichRepresentative · Republican · HD-028
PMPaul MelotikRepresentative · Republican · HD-022
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VMVinnie MiresseRepresentative · Democrat · HD-071
JMJeffrey MursauRepresentative · Republican · HD-036
TNTodd NovakRepresentative · Republican · HD-051
JOJerry O'ConnorRepresentative · Republican · HD-060
JPJim PiwowarczykRepresentative · Republican · HD-098
ARAmaad Rivera-WagnerRepresentative · Democrat · HD-090
JSJoe SheehanRepresentative · Democrat · HD-026
DSDavid SteffenRepresentative · Republican · HD-004
ASAngela StroudRepresentative · Democrat · HD-073

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 6, 2026Published 4-3-2026Senate
Apr 6, 2026Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 177Senate
Apr 2, 2026Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026Senate
Mar 19, 2026Representative Emerson added as a cosponsorSenate
Mar 19, 2026Representative Penterman added as a cosponsorSenate
Mar 6, 2026Representative Brown added as a cosponsorSenate
Feb 24, 2026Report correctly enrolledSenate
Feb 23, 2026Received from Assembly concurred inSenate
Show 36 earlier actions
Feb 19, 2026Ordered immediately messagedAssembly
Feb 19, 2026Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 89, Noes 7Assembly
Feb 19, 2026Rules suspendedAssembly
Feb 19, 2026Ordered to a third readingAssembly
Feb 19, 2026Read a second timeAssembly
Feb 18, 2026Made a special order of business at 11:24 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14Assembly
Feb 18, 2026Referred to committee on RulesAssembly
Feb 12, 2026Received from SenateAssembly
Feb 11, 2026Ordered immediately messagedSenate
Feb 11, 2026Senators Carpenter, Spreitzer and Smith added as coauthorsSenate
Feb 11, 2026Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 1Senate
Feb 11, 2026Rules suspended to give bill its third readingSenate
Feb 11, 2026Ordered to a third readingSenate
Feb 11, 2026Senate Amendment 1 adoptedSenate
Feb 11, 2026Read a second timeSenate
Feb 9, 2026Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsorSenate
Feb 9, 2026Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)Senate
Feb 3, 2026Available for schedulingSenate
Feb 3, 2026Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0Senate
Feb 3, 2026Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0Senate
Feb 3, 2026Executive action takenSenate
Jan 29, 2026Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)Senate
Jan 26, 2026Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cabral-GuevaraSenate
Jan 22, 2026Representative Tucker added as a cosponsorSenate
Jan 12, 2026Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0Senate
Jan 12, 2026Representative DeSanto added as a cosponsorSenate
Jan 6, 2026Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requestedSenate
Dec 15, 2025Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsorSenate
Nov 14, 2025Representative Udell added as a cosponsorSenate
Oct 24, 2025Available for schedulingSenate
Oct 24, 2025Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 0Senate
Oct 24, 2025Executive action takenSenate
Oct 15, 2025Public hearing heldSenate
Oct 13, 2025Senator Keyeski added as a coauthorSenate
Oct 2, 2025Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical CollegesSenate
Oct 2, 2025IntroducedSenate

Recorded votes

Senate: Read a third time and passedFeb 11, 2026 · Senate · 32 yea · 1 nayPassed
Assembly: Read a third time and concurred inFeb 19, 2026 · Assembly · 89 yea · 7 nayPassed

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