THE POLICY LANDSCAPE
Rights, restrictions & the places between.
WI SB652 (2026)
Race-based higher education programs and requirements. (FE)
Anti-LGBTQ+
- Jurisdiction
- Wisconsin
- Session
- 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Stage reported
- Vetoed
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
DEI Ban: Colleges
Links
- As introduced (PDF, hosted here)
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Introduced text (Nov 14, 2025) at docs.legis.wisconsin.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Enrolled text at docs.legis.wisconsin.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Introduced | |
| Senate | Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges | |
| Senate | Fiscal estimate received | |
| Senate | Fiscal estimate received | |
| Senate | Fiscal estimate received | |
| Senate | Fiscal estimate received | |
| Senate | Public hearing held | |
| Senate | Executive action taken | |
| Senate | Report passage recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 3, Noes 2 | |
| Senate | Available for scheduling | |
| Senate | Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) | |
| Senate | Read a second time | |
| Senate | Ordered to a third reading | |
| Senate | Rules suspended to give bill its third reading | |
| Senate | Read a third time and passed | |
| Senate | Ordered immediately messaged | |
| Assembly | Received from Senate | |
| Assembly | Read first time and referred to committee on Rules | |
| Assembly | Placed on calendar 2-12-2026 by Committee on Rules | |
| Assembly | Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Piwowarczyk and Allen | |
| Assembly | Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up | |
| Assembly | Read a second time | |
| Assembly | Assembly Amendment 1 adopted | |
| Assembly | Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Snodgrass | |
| Assembly | Assembly Amendment 2 withdrawn and returned to author | |
| Assembly | Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Hysell | |
| Assembly | Assembly Amendment 3 withdrawn and returned to author | |
| Assembly | Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representative Clancy | |
| Assembly | Assembly Amendment 4 withdrawn and returned to author | |
| Assembly | Ordered to a third reading | |
| Assembly | Rules suspended | |
| Assembly | Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 53, Noes 45 | |
| Assembly | Ordered immediately messaged | |
| Senate | Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted | |
| Senate | Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) | |
| Senate | Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in | |
| Senate | Action ordered immediately messaged | |
| Senate | Report correctly enrolled | |
| Senate | Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026 | |
| Senate | Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-20-2026 | |
| Senate | Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a) | |
| Senate | Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82 |
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