Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 587: Relating to: remission of fees for veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or in a technical college and making an appropriation. (FE)
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- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
SB 587 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: remission of fees for veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or in a technical college and making an appropriation. (FE). Primary sponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Bob Wirch (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Jeff Smith (Democratic), Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Dora Drake (Democratic), LaTonya Johnson (Democratic). It lists 22 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 35 · Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristin Dassler-Alfheim | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 18 |
| Brad Pfaff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 32 |
| Kelda Roys | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Melissa Ratcliff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Mark Spreitzer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Bob Wirch | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 22 |
| Dianne Hesselbein | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 27 |
| Jeff Smith | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 31 |
| Tim Carpenter | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 3 |
| Jodi Habush Sinykin | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 8 |
| Sarah Keyeski | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 14 |
| Chris Larson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 7 |
| Dora Drake | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 4 |
| LaTonya Johnson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 6 |
| Deb Andraca | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 23 |
| Margaret Arney | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 18 |
| Mike Bare | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 80 |
| Jill Billings | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 95 |
| Ben DeSmidt | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 65 |
| Joan Fitzgerald | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 46 |
| Russell Goodwin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 12 |
| Alex Joers | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 81 |
| Tara Johnson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 96 |
| Vinnie Miresse | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 71 |
| Sylvia Ortiz-Velez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 8 |
| Lori Palmeri | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 54 |
| Amaad Rivera-Wagner | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 90 |
| Ann Roe | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 44 |
| Joe Sheehan | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 26 |
| Christine Sinicki | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 20 |
| Lee Snodgrass | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 52 |
| Angela Stroud | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 73 |
| Shelia Stubbs | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 78 |
| Lisa Subeck | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 79 |
| Angelito Tenorio | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 14 |
| Duke Tucker | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 75 |
“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 cosponsor
- Fiscal estimate received
- Fiscal estimate received
- Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
- Fiscal estimate received
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs
- Introduced by Senators Dassler-Alfheim, Pfaff, Roys, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Wirch, Hesselbein, Smith, Carpenter, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Drake and L. Johnson; cosponsored by Representatives Billings, Sinicki, Palmeri, Ortiz-Velez, DeSmidt, Tenorio, Arney, Miresse, Rivera-Wagner, Goodwin, Subeck, Stubbs, Joers, Fitzgerald, Roe, Sheehan, Bare, Snodgrass, Stroud, Johnson, Andraca and Tucker