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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 600: Relating to: faculty tenure and probationary appointments at University of Wisconsin System institutions and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 600 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on October 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: faculty tenure and probationary appointments at University of Wisconsin System institutions and granting rule-making authority. (FE). Primary sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Robyn Vining (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Clint Anderson (Democratic), Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Jill Billings (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Karen DeSanto (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Kalan Haywood (Democratic), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Tip McGuire (Democratic), Vinnie Miresse (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Christian Phelps (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Ryan Spaude (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 55

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ben DeSmidtPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Robyn ViningPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Alex JoersPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Clint AndersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Deb AndracaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Margaret ArneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Mike BarePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Jill BillingsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Brienne BrownPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Ryan ClancyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Karen DeSantoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Jodi EmersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Joan FitzgeraldPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Russell GoodwinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Kalan HaywoodPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Francesca HongPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Andrew HysellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Tara JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Karen KirschPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Darrin MadisonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Renuka MayadevPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Maureen McCarvillePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Tip McGuirePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse64
Vinnie MiressePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Supreme Moore OmokundePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Greta NeubauerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Lori PalmeriPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Christian PhelpsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Priscilla PradoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Amaad Rivera-WagnerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Ann RoePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Joe SheehanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Christine SinickiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Lee SnodgrassPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Ryan SpaudePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse89
Angela StroudPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Shelia StubbsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Lisa SubeckPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Sequanna TaylorPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Angelito TenorioPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Randy UdellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Tim CarpenterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Dora DrakeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Dianne HesselbeinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
LaTonya JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Sarah KeyeskiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Chris LarsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Melissa RatcliffCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Kelda RoysCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Jodi Habush SinykinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Jeff SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Mark SpreitzerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Jamie WallCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Bob WirchCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22

“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 pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Fiscal estimate received
  3. Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities
  4. Introduced 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; cosponsored by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Carpenter, Drake, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch

Sources

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