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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 486: Relating to: permissible financial aid reductions in higher education. (FE)

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 486 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on October 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: permissible financial aid reductions in higher education. (FE). Primary sponsor: Shae Sortwell (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Jeff Mursau (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Shae SortwellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Dave MaxeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Jeff MursauPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Jerry O'ConnorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Available for scheduling
  3. Report concurrence by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 2, Noes 3
  4. Executive action taken
  5. Public hearing held
  6. Read first time and referred to committee on Universities and Technical Colleges
  7. Received from Assembly
  8. Ordered immediately messaged
  9. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 45
  10. Rules suspended
  11. Ordered to a third reading
  12. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source