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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1176: Relating to: a University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption. (FE)

In committee 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

SB 1176 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on March 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: a University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption. (FE). Primary sponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 24, 2026): Fiscal estimate received.

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): Democratic 22

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeff SmithPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Melissa RatcliffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Chris LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Tim CarpenterPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Kelda RoysPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Dianne HesselbeinPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Clint AndersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Brienne BrownCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Ryan ClancyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Angelina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Jodi EmersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Maureen McCarvilleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Christian PhelpsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Priscilla PradoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Amaad Rivera-WagnerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Ann RoeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Joe SheehanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Christine SinickiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Angela StroudCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Shelia StubbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Randy UdellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47

“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. Fiscal estimate received
  2. Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor
  3. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  4. Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges
  5. Introduced by Senators Smith, Ratcliff, Larson, Carpenter, Roys, Spreitzer and Hesselbein; cosponsored by Representatives Emerson, Anderson, Rivera-Wagner, Sinicki, Roe, Brown, Sheehan, McCarville, Phelps, Cruz, Udell, Stubbs, Stroud, Prado and Clancy

Sources

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