---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: University of Wisconsin research contracts. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: University of Wisconsin research contracts. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "AB 38"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 38 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ballweg", "Born", "C. Taylor", "Kulp", "Murphy", "Ramthun", "Sargent", "Skowronski", "Stubbs", "Subeck", "Vruwink", "Zimmerman"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-22T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-11-21T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4c5bff9-a2ae-4063-be25-18638f6053d9"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab38"
source_hash: "354a0631680cf75f087c2a022d0ab7c7207ac8458063a926849a376c2dcd79ad"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 38 (2019) — Relating to: University of Wisconsin research contracts. (FE)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/AB38)
2. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/AB38-SA1)

## Votes

- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families, Ayes 6, Noes 1 — **6–1** (pass) · upper
- Report passage recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 9, Noes 0 — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ballweg — primary (person)
- Born — primary (person)
- C. Taylor — primary (person)
- Kulp — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Ramthun — primary (person)
- Sargent — primary (person)
- Skowronski — primary (person)
- Stubbs — primary (person)
- Subeck — primary (person)
- Vruwink — primary (person)
- Zimmerman — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Murphy, Stubbs, Ballweg, Kulp, Vruwink, Subeck, Sargent, C. Taylor, Skowronski, Zimmerman, Ramthun and Born; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Risser, Cowles, Bewley, Petrowski, Olsen and Darling `introduction`
- **2019-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Constitution and Ethics `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-14T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2019-04-30T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2019-06-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-06-12T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 9, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-12T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-13T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-18-2019 by Committee on Rules
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2019-06-24T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families `referral-committee`
- **2019-08-27T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-08-29T05:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families, Ayes 6, Noes 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-08-29T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2019-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Feyen `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-11-01T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- **2019-11-01T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in as amended `passage`
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-11-06T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment 1 adopted)
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules
- **2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 concurred in
- **2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00** Action ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 11-14-2019
- **2019-11-15T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 11-15-2019 by directive of the Speaker `executive-receipt`
- **2019-11-21T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 11-21-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 36 `executive-signature`
- **2019-11-21T06:00:00+00:00** Published 11-22-2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4c5bff9-a2ae-4063-be25-18638f6053d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).