# Wisconsin AB637: An Act to create 440.52 (4) of the statutes; Relating to: funding sources for certain private postsecondary schools and granting rule-making authority.

Wisconsin AB637, An Act to create 440.52 (4) of the statutes; Relating to: funding sources for certain private postsecondary schools and granting rule-making authority., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic) and 11 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB637
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 440.52 (4) of the statutes; Relating to: funding sources for certain private postsecondary schools and granting rule-making authority.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-11-07
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: Colleges and universities, Safety and Professional Services, Department of
- 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: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Francesca Hong (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Karen Kirsch (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joe Sheehan (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christian Phelps (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robyn Vining (Democratic), House

## Actions (6)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-12-17: Representative Vining added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-11-21: Representative Subeck added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-11-17: Representative Phelps added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-11-07: Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities (House)
- 2025-11-07: Introduced by Representatives Tenorio, Clancy, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Kirsch, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Sheehan, Stroud, Stubbs and Johnson; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Hesselbein and Spreitzer (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB637), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB637.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB637)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB637.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB637-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).