Relating to: free expression within the University of Wisconsin System, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Assembly Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Sep 13, 2019
Last action Apr 1, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Assembly by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Feb 28, 2020
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 62, Noes 37
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 2-11-2020 by Committee on Rules
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 8, Noes 6
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 10, Noes 6
lower
Nov 15, 2019
Introduced
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Horlacher and Murphy
lower
Sep 13, 2019
Committee
Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities
lower
Sep 13, 2019
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Horlacher, Vos, Murphy, Allen, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Gundrum, James, Katsma, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Macco, Magnafici, Quinn, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Skowronski, Sortwell, Steffen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt and Tusler;
cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Stroebel, Bernier, Craig and Olsen
lower
22 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Kulp
RRepublican
P
Cindi Duchow
RRepublican
P
Cody Horlacher
RRepublican
P
Dan Knodl
RRepublican
P
Dave Murphy
RRepublican
P
David Steffen
RRepublican
P
Gary Tauchen
RRepublican
P
James Edming
RRepublican
P
Janel Brandtjen
RRepublican
P
Jeremy Thiesfeldt
RRepublican
P
Joel Kitchens
RRepublican
P
John Macco
RRepublican
P
Ken Skowronski
RRepublican
P
Mary Felzkowski
RRepublican
P
Mike Kuglitsch
RRepublican
P
Mike Rohrkaste
RRepublican
P
Robin Vos
RRepublican
P
Romaine Quinn
RRepublican
P
Ron Tusler
RRepublican
P
Scott Allen
RRepublican
P
Scott Krug
RRepublican
P
Terry Katsma
RRepublican
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