2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Senate Bill 501

An Act to create 39.389 and 71.05 (6) (b) 58. of the statutes; Relating to: creating a veterinary loan repayment grant program administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board and exempting from taxation amounts received from such a grant program.

Status: S - Enacted into law

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
4/6/2026 Sen.Published 4-3-2026860
2/19/2026 Asm.Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 89, Noes 7619
2/11/2026 Sen.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 1691

History

Date / House Action Journal
10/2/2025 Sen.Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Stafsholt, Marklein and Pfaff;
cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Tranel, Kreibich, Melotik, Miresse, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Rivera-Wagner, Sheehan, Steffen and Stroud
412
10/2/2025 Sen.Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges412
10/13/2025 Sen.Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor431
10/15/2025 Sen.Public hearing held 
10/24/2025 Sen.Executive action taken 
10/24/2025 Sen.Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 0471
10/24/2025 Sen.Available for scheduling 
11/14/2025 Sen.Representative Udell added as a cosponsor512
12/15/2025 Sen.Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor564
1/6/2026 Sen.Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested580
1/12/2026 Sen.Representative DeSanto added as a cosponsor594
1/12/2026 Sen.Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 9, Noes 0594
1/22/2026 Sen.Representative Tucker added as a cosponsor632
1/26/2026 Sen.Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cabral-Guevara639
1/29/2026 Sen.Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)650
2/3/2026 Sen.Executive action taken 
2/3/2026 Sen.Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0659
2/3/2026 Sen.Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0659
2/3/2026 Sen.Available for scheduling 
2/9/2026 Sen.Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)676
2/9/2026 Sen.Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor677
2/11/2026 Sen.Read a second time691
2/11/2026 Sen.Senate Amendment 1 adopted691
2/11/2026 Sen.Ordered to a third reading691
2/11/2026 Sen.Rules suspended to give bill its third reading691
2/11/2026 Sen.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 1691
2/11/2026 Sen.Senators Carpenter, Spreitzer and Smith added as coauthors685
2/11/2026 Sen.Ordered immediately messaged694
2/12/2026 Asm.Received from Senate555
2/18/2026 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules598
2/18/2026 Asm.Made a special order of business at 11:24 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14602
2/19/2026 Asm.Read a second time619
2/19/2026 Asm.Ordered to a third reading619
2/19/2026 Asm.Rules suspended619
2/19/2026 Asm.Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 89, Noes 7619
2/19/2026 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged620
2/23/2026 Sen.Received from Assembly concurred in742
2/24/2026 Sen.Report correctly enrolled743
3/6/2026 Sen.Representative Brown added as a cosponsor771
3/19/2026 Sen.Representative Penterman added as a cosponsor827
3/19/2026 Sen.Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor827
4/2/2026 Sen.Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026858
4/6/2026 Sen.Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 177860
4/6/2026 Sen.Published 4-3-2026860
 
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