WI AB 1

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Relating to: changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 1 pass?

No. WI AB 1 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-05-13). Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

What is WI AB 1 about?

WI AB 1 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 1?

Moses, Kaufert, Knodl and 27 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 1.

Introduced: 2025-01-31
Latest action: 2026-05-13 — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-01-31
Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Novak, O'Connor, Kreibich, Tusler, Gundrum, Duchow, Penterman, Murphy, Sortwell, Born, Maxey, Behnke, Melotik, Mursau, Piwowarczyk, Nedweski, Gustafson, Donovan, Green, Dittrich, Dallman, Brill, B. Jacobson, Rodriguez, Spiros, Allen, Knodl, Kaufert and Moses; cosponsored by Senators Jagler, Quinn, Feyen, Wanggaard, Tomczyk, Nass, Bradley, Wimberger, Kapenga, Marklein, James, Jacque, Testin and Cabral-Guevara
introduction
2025-01-31
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-02-06
Public hearing held
2025-02-13
Executive action taken
2025-02-14
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-02-17
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 4
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-17
Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)
referral
2025-02-19
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-02-19
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-02-19
Rules suspended
2025-02-19
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 44
passage,reading-3
2025-02-19
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-02-20
Received from Assembly
receipt
2025-02-21
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-03-06
Representative Hutton added as a cosponsor
2025-03-13
Public hearing held
2025-03-14
Executive action taken
2025-03-14
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-14
Available for scheduling
2025-03-14
Placed on calendar 3-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-03-18
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-03-18
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-03-18
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-03-18
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 14
passage,reading-3
2025-03-18
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-03-19
Received from Senate concurred in
receipt
2025-03-20
Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2025
enrolled
2025-03-21
Attempted to present to the Governor on 3-21-2025 by directive of the Speaker
2025-03-24
Presented to the Governor on 3-24-2025 by directive of the Speaker
executive-receipt
2025-03-28
Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-28-2025
executive-veto
2026-05-12
Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
2026-05-13
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
failure

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Votes

Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 4
2025-02-17 · pass · 9-4
PASSAGE
2025-02-19 · pass · 54-44
Member-level votes (98)
- ALLEN: yes
- ANDERSON: no
- ANDRACA: no
- ARMSTRONG: yes
- ARNEY: no
- AUGUST: yes
- BARE: no
- BEHNKE: yes
- BILLINGS: no
- BORN: yes
- BRILL: yes
- BROOKS: yes
- BROWN: no
- CALLAHAN: yes
- CLANCY: no
- CRUZ: no
- DALLMAN: yes
- DESANTO: no
- DESMIDT: no
- DITTRICH: yes
- DONOVAN: yes
- DOYLE: no
- DUCHOW: yes
- EMERSON: no
- FITZGERALD: no
- FRANKLIN: yes
- GOEBEN: yes
- GOODWIN: no
- GREEN: yes
- GUNDRUM: yes
- GUSTAFSON: yes
- HAYWOOD: no
- HONG: no
- HURD: yes
- HYSELL: no
- JACOBSON, B: yes
- JACOBSON, J: no
- JOERS: no
- JOHNSON: no
- KAUFERT: yes
- KIRSCH: no
- KITCHENS: yes
- KNODL: yes
- KREIBICH: yes
- KRUG: yes
- KURTZ: yes
- MADISON: no
- MAXEY: yes
- MAYADEV: no
- MCCARVILLE: no
- MCGUIRE: no
- MELOTIK: yes
- MIRESSE: no
- MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
- MOSES: yes
- MURPHY: yes
- MURSAU: yes
- NEDWESKI: yes
- NEUBAUER: no
- NEYLON: yes
- NOVAK: yes
- O'CONNOR: yes
- ORTIZ-VELEZ: no
- PALMERI: no
- PENTERMAN: yes
- PETERSEN: yes
- PHELPS: no
- PIWOWARCZYK: yes
- PRADO: no
- PRONSCHINSKE: yes
- RIVERA-WAGNER: no
- RODRIGUEZ: yes
- ROE: no
- SHEEHAN: no
- SINICKI: no
- SNODGRASS: no
- SNYDER: yes
- SORTWELL: yes
- SPAUDE: no
- SPIROS: yes
- STEFFEN: yes
- STROUD: no
- SUBECK: no
- SUMMERFIELD: yes
- SWEARINGEN: yes
- TAYLOR: no
- TENORIO: no
- TITTL: yes
- TRANEL: yes
- TUCKER: yes
- TUSLER: yes
- UDELL: no
- VANDERMEER: yes
- VINING: no
- WICHGERS: yes
- WITTKE: yes
- ZIMMERMAN: yes
- SPEAKER: yes
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2
2025-03-14 · pass · 3-2
CONCURRENCE
2025-03-18 · pass · 18-14
Member-level votes (33)
- BRADLEY: yes
- JAGLER: yes
- QUINN: yes
- CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
- JAMES: yes
- STAFSHOLT: yes
- FELZKOWSKI: yes
- KAPENGA: yes
- TESTIN: yes
- FEYEN: yes
- LEMAHIEU: yes
- TOMCZYK: yes
- HUTTON: yes
- MARKLEIN: yes
- WANGGAARD: yes
- JACQUE: yes
- NASS: yes
- WIMBERGER: yes
- CARPENTER: no
- JOHNSON: no
- SMITH: no
- DASSLER-ALFHEI: no
- KEYESKI: no
- SPREITZER: no
- DRAKE: no
- LARSON: no
- WALL: no
- HABUSH SINYKIN: no
- PFAFF: no
- WIRCH: no
- HESSELBEIN: no
- RATCLIFF: no
- ROYS: not voting

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab1

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