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SB590 • 2025

faculty tenure and probationary appointments at University of Wisconsin System institutions and granting rule-making authority

faculty tenure and probationary appointments at University of Wisconsin System institutions and granting rule-making authority

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Carpenter, Drake, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch, cosponsored by Representatives DeSmidt, Vining, Joers, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, Hong, Hysell, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, McGuire, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio, Udell and Ortiz-Velez
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Universities and Technical Colleges
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2025-11-03 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  3. 2025-10-24 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Carpenter , Drake , Habush Sinykin , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Larson , Ratcliff , Roys , Spreitzer , Wall and Wirch ; cosponsored by Representatives DeSmidt , Vining , Joers , Anderson , Andraca , Arney , Bare , Billings , Brown , Clancy , DeSanto , Emerson , Fitzgerald , Goodwin , Haywood , Hong , Hysell , Johnson , Kirsch , Madison , Mayadev , McCarville , McGuire , Miresse , Moore Omokunde , Neubauer , Palmeri , Phelps , Prado , Rivera-Wagner , Roe , Sheehan , Sinicki , Snodgrass , Spaude , Stroud , Stubbs , Subeck , Taylor , Tenorio , Udell and Ortiz-Velez

  4. 2025-10-24 Sen.

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

Official Summary Text

faculty tenure and probationary appointments at University of Wisconsin System institutions and granting rule-making authority
Status: S - Universities and Technical Colleges