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SB210 • 2025
changes to amount of, and criteria for designating recipients of, academic excellence higher education scholarships
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
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Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 80
Published 12-10-2025
Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025
Report correctly enrolled
Received from Assembly concurred in
Received from Senate
Read
Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and concurred in
Ordered immediately messaged
Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators Smith , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Habush Sinykin , Hesselbein , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Roys and Spreitzer
Read a second time
Senate Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 18, Noes 15
Senate Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
Referred to joint committee on Finance
Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and passed
Ordered immediately messaged
Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Tomczyk
Executive action taken
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education , Ayes 5, Noes 0
Available for scheduling
Public hearing held
Representative Mursau added as a cosponsor
Fiscal estimate received
Introduced by Senators Tomczyk , James , Quinn and Marklein ; cosponsored by Representatives Green , Brill , B. Jacobson , Knodl , Kreibich , O'Connor , Snyder , Spiros , Swearingen and Wittke
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
changes to amount of, and criteria for designating recipients of, academic excellence higher education scholarships Status: S - Enacted into law