3/8/2022 Regular Session, 2021 - 2022 Wisconsin Legislature


Assembly Bill 970


Relating clause:

eliminating income limits for parental choice programs; eliminating pupil participation limits for the statewide parental choice program; private school tuition charged to a pupil participating in a parental choice program; and creating an education expense reimbursement program for the 2022-23 school year and the summer of 2023.

House Action Taken Legislator Date
Senate Read a second time 03/08
Senate Ordered to a third reading 03/08
Senate Rules suspended LeMahieu 03/08
Senate Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 11 03/08
Senate Ordered immediately messaged LeMahieu 03/08

House Action Taken Legislator Date
Assembly Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Thiesfeldt, Dittrich, Murphy, Penterman, Moses, Rozar, Brandtjen, Macco, Knodl and Magnafici; cosponsored by Senators Roth, Darling, Nass, Wanggaard, Stroebel and Jagler 02/08/2022
Assembly Read first time and referred to Committee on Education 02/08/2022
Assembly Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor 02/11/2022
Assembly Fiscal estimate received 02/16/2022
Assembly Public hearing held 02/16/2022
Assembly Executive action taken 02/17/2022
Assembly Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 6 02/17/2022
Assembly Referred to committee on Rules 02/17/2022
Assembly Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 by Committee on Rules 02/17/2022
Assembly Representative Steffen added as a coauthor 02/21/2022
Assembly Read a second time 02/22/2022
Assembly Ordered to a third reading 02/22/2022
Assembly Rules suspended to return to amendable stage Petersen 02/22/2022
Assembly Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Emerson, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Brostoff, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Goyke, Hebl, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Subeck, Vining, Vruwink and Haywood 02/22/2022
Assembly Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 33 Petersen 02/22/2022
Assembly Ordered to a third reading 02/22/2022
Assembly Rules suspended Petersen 02/22/2022
Assembly Read a third time and passed, Ayes 59, Noes 34, Paired 2 02/22/2022
Assembly Ordered immediately messaged Petersen 02/22/2022
Senate Received from Assembly 02/22/2022
Senate Read first time and referred to committee on Education 02/24/2022
Senate Executive action taken 03/04/2022
Senate Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 3 03/04/2022
Senate Available for scheduling 03/04/2022
Senate Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 03/04/2022
Senate Placed on calendar 3-8-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) 03/04/2022
Assembly Received from Senate concurred in 03/09/2022
Assembly Report correctly enrolled on 3-10-2022 03/10/2022
Assembly Presented to the Governor on 4-13-2022 04/13/2022
Assembly Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-15-2022 04/15/2022
Assembly Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a) 05/17/2022
Assembly Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82 05/17/2022