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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 591: Relating to: dual enrollment programs, creating the Council on Dual Enrollment, and transfer of postsecondary course credits. (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

SB 591 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: dual enrollment programs, creating the Council on Dual Enrollment, and transfer of postsecondary course credits. (FE). Primary sponsor: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), André Jacque (Republican). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass 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 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rachael Cabral-GuevaraPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
André JacquePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Joel KitchensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Will PentermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Jessie RodriguezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse21
Chuck WichgersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84

“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. Available for scheduling
  3. Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2
  4. Executive action taken
  5. Public hearing held
  6. Fiscal estimate received
  7. Fiscal estimate received
  8. Fiscal estimate received
  9. Fiscal estimate received
  10. Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges
  11. Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara and Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Murphy, Kitchens, Behnke, Dittrich, Knodl, Melotik, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Rodriguez and Wichgers

Sources

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