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WI AB 2

enacted

Relating to: requiring school boards to adopt policies to prohibit the use of wireless communication devices during instructional time.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WI AB 2 pass?

Yes. WI AB 2 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-10-31): Published 11-1-2025

What is WI AB 2 about?

WI AB 2 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: requiring school boards to adopt policies to prohibit the use of wireless communication devices during instructional time.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 2?

Tusler, Steffen, O'Connor and 10 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 2, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2025-10-31 — Published 11-1-2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Tuslerprimary
  • Steffenprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Nedweskiprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • B. Jacobsonprimary
  • Greenprimary
  • Donovanprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Kitchensprimary
  • Cabral-Guevaracosponsor
  • Feyencosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-10-31

    Published 11-1-2025

    became-law

  2. 2025-10-31

    Report approved by the Governor on 10-31-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 42

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-10-29

    Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2025

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-10-20

    Report correctly enrolled on 10-20-2025

    enrolled

  5. 2025-10-20

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)

  6. 2025-10-14

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  7. 2025-10-14

    Ordered immediately messaged

  8. 2025-10-14

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 29, Noes 4

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2025-10-14

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. 2025-10-14

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  11. 2025-10-14

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  12. 2025-10-13

    Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. 2025-04-11

    Available for scheduling

  14. 2025-04-11

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 1

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-04-11

    Executive action taken

  16. 2025-03-13

    Public hearing held

  17. 2025-02-21

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  18. 2025-02-20

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  19. 2025-02-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. 2025-02-19

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 45

    passage,reading-3

  21. 2025-02-19

    Rules suspended

  22. 2025-02-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  23. 2025-02-19

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage

  24. 2025-02-19

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage

  25. 2025-02-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  26. 2025-02-18

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens

    amendment-introduction

  27. 2025-02-17

    Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)

    referral

  28. 2025-02-17

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Science, Technology, and AI, Ayes 4, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-02-17

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Science, Technology, and AI, Ayes 4, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-02-13

    Executive action taken

  31. 2025-02-12

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens

    amendment-introduction

  32. 2025-02-11

    Public hearing held

  33. 2025-02-03

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Science, Technology, and AI

    reading-1,referral-committee

  34. 2025-02-03

    Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Knodl, Dittrich, Donovan, Green, B. Jacobson, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Steffen and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara and Feyen

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Science, Technology, and AI, Ayes 4, Noes 2

    2025-02-17 · pass · 4-2

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Science, Technology, and AI, Ayes 4, Noes 2

    2025-02-17 · pass · 4-2

  • PASSAGE

    2025-02-19 · pass · 53-45

    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: no
    • 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 4, Noes 1

    2025-04-11 · pass · 4-1

  • CONCURRENCE

    2025-10-14 · pass · 29-4

    Member-level votes (33)
    • BRADLEY: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • ROYS: yes
    • CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
    • JOHNSON: yes
    • SMITH: yes
    • CARPENTER: yes
    • KAPENGA: yes
    • SPREITZER: yes
    • DRAKE: yes
    • KEYESKI: yes
    • STAFSHOLT: yes
    • FELZKOWSKI: yes
    • LARSON: yes
    • TESTIN: yes
    • FEYEN: yes
    • LEMAHIEU: yes
    • TOMCZYK: yes
    • HABUSH SINYKIN: yes
    • MARKLEIN: yes
    • WALL: yes
    • HUTTON: yes
    • NASS: yes
    • WANGGAARD: yes
    • JACQUE: yes
    • PFAFF: yes
    • WIMBERGER: yes
    • JAGLER: yes
    • QUINN: yes
    • DASSLER-ALFHEI: no
    • RATCLIFF: no
    • HESSELBEIN: no
    • WIRCH: no

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab2

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