---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: disabled parking privileges on University of Wisconsin System campuses. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: disabled parking privileges on University of Wisconsin System campuses. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "AB 49"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 49 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Bare", "Behnke", "Brooks", "Dittrich", "Duchow", "Edming", "Murphy", "Myers", "Ortiz-Velez", "Penterman", "Rettinger", "S. Johnson", "Schmidt", "Sinicki", "Spiros"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-20T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-12-06T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7912aca8-c14d-4f8b-98ae-5ddbfe1c1d6b"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab49"
source_hash: "15064c2c595176fafc6f1b96a21c89998efa25f08ae3092298f37880b3ae2c7a"
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 49 (2023) — Relating to: disabled parking privileges on University of Wisconsin System campuses. (FE)

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/AB49)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 10, Noes 3 — **10–3** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **87–8** (pass) · lower
- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Bare — primary (person)
- Behnke — primary (person)
- Brooks — primary (person)
- Dittrich — primary (person)
- Duchow — primary (person)
- Edming — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Myers — primary (person)
- Ortiz-Velez — primary (person)
- Penterman — primary (person)
- Rettinger — primary (person)
- S. Johnson — primary (person)
- Schmidt — primary (person)
- Sinicki — primary (person)
- Spiros — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Penterman, S. Johnson, Allen, Bare, Behnke, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Murphy, Ortiz-Velez, Rettinger, Schmidt, Sinicki, Spiros, Myers and Brooks; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Nass, Ballweg and Cowles `introduction`
- **2023-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2023-03-20T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2023-03-30T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
- **2023-03-30T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-04-12T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 10, Noes 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-12T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 4-18-2023 by Committee on Rules
- **2023-04-17T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed, Ayes 87, Noes 8 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-04-18T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2023-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-27T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2023-10-06T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2023-10-16T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-10-17T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-10-18T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2023-10-18T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 10-18-2023 `enrolled`
- **2023-11-30T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 11-30-2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-06T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 12-6-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 59 `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-06T06:00:00+00:00** Published 12-7-2023 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7912aca8-c14d-4f8b-98ae-5ddbfe1c1d6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).