Bill Commons

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

Quick answers

Did WI AB 2 pass?

Yes. WI AB 2 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-31. 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.

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

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 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

  2. 2025-02-03

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-11

    Public hearing held

  4. 2025-02-12

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens

    amendment-introduction

  5. 2025-02-13

    Executive action taken

  6. 2025-02-17

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-02-17

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-02-17

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

    referral

  9. 2025-02-18

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens

    amendment-introduction

  10. 2025-02-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  11. 2025-02-19

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  12. 2025-02-19

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  13. 2025-02-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  14. 2025-02-19

    Rules suspended

  15. 2025-02-19

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

    passage,reading-3

  16. 2025-02-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. 2025-02-20

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  18. 2025-02-21

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  19. 2025-03-13

    Public hearing held

  20. 2025-04-11

    Executive action taken

  21. 2025-04-11

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2025-04-11

    Available for scheduling

  23. 2025-10-13

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

  24. 2025-10-14

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  25. 2025-10-14

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  26. 2025-10-14

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  27. 2025-10-14

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

    passage,reading-3

  28. 2025-10-14

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. 2025-10-14

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  30. 2025-10-20

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)

  31. 2025-10-20

    Report correctly enrolled on 10-20-2025

    enrolled

  32. 2025-10-29

    Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2025

    executive-receipt

  33. 2025-10-31

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

    executive-signature

  34. 2025-10-31

    Published 11-1-2025

    became-law

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

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

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