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WI AB 485

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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.

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

Sponsors

  • Wichgersprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • B. Jacobsonprimary
  • Greenprimary
  • Goebenprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Brillprimary
  • Donovanprimary
  • Sortwellprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 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

  2. 2025-10-09

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

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Votes

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Related bills

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Attribution

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