# Wisconsin AB1223: An Act to create 20.235 (1) (cs) and 39.396 of the statutes; Relating to: a tuition program for higher education students seeking careers in teaching, firefighting, or law enforcement, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin AB1223, An Act to create 20.235 (1) (cs) and 39.396 of the statutes; Relating to: a tuition program for higher education students seeking careers in teaching, firefighting, or law enforcement, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic) and 8 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-30 (Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB1223
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 20.235 (1) (cs) and 39.396 of the statutes; Relating to: a tuition program for higher education students seeking careers in teaching, firefighting, or law enforcement, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-19
- Last action: 2026-03-30, Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor
- Sponsors: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Tip McGuire (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Fire department, Higher Educational Aids Board, Police, Teacher, Technical college, University of Wisconsin -- Tuition
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tip McGuire (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joe Sheehan (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-03-30: Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-19: Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs (House)
- 2026-03-19: Introduced by Representatives Sheehan, McGuire, Anderson, Brown, Emerson, McCarville, Palmeri, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck and Prado; cosponsored by Senators Pfaff and Dassler-Alfheim (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1223), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1223.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1223)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1223.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB1223-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).