Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
AB 636: Relating to: requiring certain private postsecondary schools to report veteran enrollment information.
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
AB 636 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on November 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: requiring certain private postsecondary schools to report veteran enrollment information. Primary sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), Vinnie Miresse (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic). It lists 8 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 31
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben DeSmidt | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 65 |
| Maureen McCarville | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 42 |
| Angelito Tenorio | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 14 |
| Ryan Clancy | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 19 |
| Brienne Brown | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 43 |
| Jodi Emerson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 91 |
| Angela Stroud | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 73 |
| Alex Joers | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 81 |
| Christine Sinicki | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 20 |
| Tara Johnson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 96 |
| Margaret Arney | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 18 |
| Mike Bare | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 80 |
| Joan Fitzgerald | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 46 |
| Joe Sheehan | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 26 |
| Shelia Stubbs | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 78 |
| Darrin Madison | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 10 |
| Randy Udell | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 47 |
| Sylvia Ortiz-Velez | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 8 |
| Lori Palmeri | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 54 |
| Russell Goodwin | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 12 |
| Sequanna Taylor | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 11 |
| Vinnie Miresse | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 71 |
| Ann Roe | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 44 |
| Tim Carpenter | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 3 |
| Dianne Hesselbein | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 27 |
| Melissa Ratcliff | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Kelda Roys | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Jodi Habush Sinykin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 8 |
| Jeff Smith | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 31 |
| Mark Spreitzer | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Bob Wirch | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 22 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- Public hearing held
- Representative Vining added as a coauthor
- Representative Phelps added as a coauthor
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities
- Introduced by Representatives DeSmidt, McCarville, Tenorio, Clancy, Brown, Emerson, Stroud, Joers, Sinicki, Johnson, Arney, Bare, Fitzgerald, Sheehan, Stubbs, Madison, Udell, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Goodwin, Taylor, Miresse and Roe; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Habush Sinykin, Smith, Spreitzer, Carpenter, Ratcliff, Roys and Hesselbein