Relating to: waivers from immunization requirements at institutions of higher education.
This bill would have allowed students at Wisconsin public colleges and universities to request a waiver from mandatory immunization requirements based on health, religious, or personal conviction reasons. Under the proposed law, institutions could not require students to explain or justify their objection to vaccines, and schools receiving public funds would have to inform applicants of their right to request such a waiver. Although the legislation was passed by the legislature, the Governor vetoed it, preventing it from becoming law.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Assembly Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Vetoed
Mar 2024
Introduced Oct 31, 2023
Vetoed Mar 29, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2024 · Assembly Feb 22, 2024
How they voted
22–10
Passed
Total votes 32
Mar 12, 2024
D
Democratic9
100% Nay
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
4
Mar 29, 2024
Vetoed
Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-29-2024
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 10
upper
Mar 12, 2024
Introduced
Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
upper
Mar 12, 2024
Introduced
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Roys, Hesselbein, Agard, Carpenter, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Universities and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 3
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Universities and Revenue
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Introduced
Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Introduced
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Subeck
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 10, Noes 5
lower
Oct 31, 2023
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Goeben, Rozar, Allen, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Callahan, Dittrich, Edming, Magnafici, Michalski, Murphy, O'Connor, Rettinger, Sapik, Schraa and Schutt;
cosponsored by Senators Nass and Cabral-Guevara
lower
18 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angie Sapik
RRepublican
P
Barbara Dittrich
RRepublican
P
Calvin Callahan
RRepublican
P
Dave Murphy
RRepublican
P
Donna Rozar
RRepublican
P
Elijah Behnke
RRepublican
P
Ellen Schutt
RRepublican
P
Gae Magnafici
RRepublican
P
James Edming
RRepublican
P
Janel Brandtjen
RRepublican
P
Jerry O'Connor
RRepublican
P
Joy Goeben
RRepublican
P
Michael Schraa
RRepublican
P
Nik Rettinger
RRepublican
P
Scott Allen
RRepublican
P
Shae Sortwell
RRepublican
P
Tom Michalski
RRepublican
P
Ty Bodden
RRepublican
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