republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2019/ab-189.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: transferability of courses between the University of Wisconsin System, technical college system, and tribally controlled and private colleges. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: transferability of courses between the University of Wisconsin System, technical college system, and tribally controlled and private colleges. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "AB 189"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 189 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Born", "Brooks", "Dittrich", "Duchow", "Edming", "Felzkowski", "Gundrum", "Horlacher", "Jagler", "James", "Knodl", "Krug", "Kuglitsch", "Kulp", "Murphy", "Mursau", "Myers", "Plumer", "Skowronski", "Tusler", "Zimmerman"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-04-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-11-21T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44f49fdb-16fb-4dc5-9f9c-6c77a453b17f"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab189"
source_hash: "8c3dbeaaa1adf9782d66eeb0e64db2d7e8d1a1d5626de7b19c133563d2d8a920"
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 189 (2019) — Relating to: transferability of courses between the University of Wisconsin System, technical college system, and tribally controlled and private colleges. (FE)

## Version chain

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

1. **Assembly Substitute Amendment 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/AB189-ASA2)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/AB189)

## Votes

- Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 12, Noes 0 — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 11, Noes 1 — **11–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Born — primary (person)
- Brooks — primary (person)
- Dittrich — primary (person)
- Duchow — primary (person)
- Edming — primary (person)
- Felzkowski — primary (person)
- Gundrum — primary (person)
- Horlacher — primary (person)
- Jagler — primary (person)
- James — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Krug — primary (person)
- Kuglitsch — primary (person)
- Kulp — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- Myers — primary (person)
- Plumer — primary (person)
- Skowronski — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)
- Zimmerman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-25T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Born, Zimmerman, Jagler, Duchow, Skowronski, Gundrum, Plumer, Tusler, Edming, Mursau, Brooks, Dittrich, Felzkowski, Knodl, Horlacher, Murphy, Krug, James, Kulp, Myers and Kuglitsch; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Feyen, Nass, Marklein, Wanggaard and Testin `introduction`
- **2019-04-25T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Born `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-06T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2019-05-13T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2019-05-14T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2019-05-22T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2019-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Quinn added as a coauthor
- **2019-09-12T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2019-09-27T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Born `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-10-02T05:00:00+00:00** Representatives Wittke and Allen added as coauthors
- **2019-10-02T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-10-07T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- **2019-10-07T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 11, Noes 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-10-07T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules
- **2019-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2019-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-10-11T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2019-10-25T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-25T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **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** 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 `passage`
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-11-06T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
- **2019-11-13T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 11-13-2019
- **2019-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 11-14-2019 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 46 `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/44f49fdb-16fb-4dc5-9f9c-6c77a453b17f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).