WI AB 485
deadRelating to: the pupil application process to attend a private school under a parental choice program and modifying and creating administrative rules related to pupil applications to participate in parental choice programs.
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WI AB 485 pass?
No. WI AB 485 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-23). Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
What is WI AB 485 about?
WI AB 485 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: the pupil application process to attend a private school under a parental choice program and modifying and creating administrative rules related to pupil applications to participate in parental choice programs.”.
Who sponsors WI AB 485?
Wichgers, O'Connor, Melotik and 9 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 485.
- Introduced
- 2025-10-09
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Wichgersprimary
- O'Connorprimary
- Melotikprimary
- Kreibichprimary
- Knodlprimary
- B. Jacobsonprimary
- Greenprimary
- Goebenprimary
- Dittrichprimary
- Brillprimary
- Donovanprimary
- Sortwellprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-10-09
Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Donovan, Brill, Dittrich, Goeben, Green, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, O'Connor and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Hutton, Jacque and Wanggaard
introduction
2025-10-09
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
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2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Votes
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Related bills
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