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WI AB 497

dead

Relating to: application of the public records and open meetings laws to charter schools and private schools participating in school choice programs.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WI AB 497 pass?

No. WI AB 497 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 497 about?

WI AB 497 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: application of the public records and open meetings laws to charter schools and private schools participating in school choice programs.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 497?

Tenorio, Stroud, Spaude and 12 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 497, joined by 9 cosponsors.

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

  • Tenorioprimary
  • Stroudprimary
  • Spaudeprimary
  • Snodgrassprimary
  • Sinickiprimary
  • Phelpsprimary
  • Palmeriprimary
  • Madisonprimary
  • Joersprimary
  • Fitzgeraldprimary
  • Clancyprimary
  • Bareprimary
  • Arneyprimary
  • Sheehanprimary
  • Cruzprimary
  • Larsoncosponsor
  • Carpentercosponsor
  • Dassler-Alfheimcosponsor
  • Keyeskicosponsor
  • Pfaffcosponsor
  • Ratcliffcosponsor
  • Royscosponsor
  • Smithcosponsor
  • Spreitzercosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

  2. 2025-10-10

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  3. 2025-10-09

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  4. 2025-10-09

    Introduced by Representatives Cruz, Sheehan, Arney, Bare, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Joers, Madison, Palmeri, Phelps, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stroud and Tenorio; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith and Spreitzer

    introduction

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Votes

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Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab497

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