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WI AB 5

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Relating to: requiring school boards to make textbooks, curricula, and instructional materials available for inspection by school district residents.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 5 pass?

No. WI AB 5 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-05-13). Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

What is WI AB 5 about?

WI AB 5 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: requiring school boards to make textbooks, curricula, and instructional materials available for inspection by school district residents.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 5?

Wichgers, Tusler, Piwowarczyk and 12 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 5.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2026-05-13 — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Wichgersprimary
  • Tuslerprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Krugprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • B. Jacobsonprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Goebenprimary
  • Brillprimary
  • Allenprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Nedweskiprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Dittrichprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    Introduced by Representatives Dittrich, Knodl, Nedweski, Behnke, Allen, Brill, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Krug, Murphy, Piwowarczyk, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Nass and Wanggaard

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-03

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-06

    Public hearing held

  4. 2025-02-13

    Executive action taken

  5. 2025-02-17

    Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

  6. 2025-02-17

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 4

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-02-17

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

    referral

  8. 2025-02-18

    Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor

  9. 2025-02-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  10. 2025-02-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  11. 2025-02-19

    Rules suspended

  12. 2025-02-19

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 43

    passage,reading-3

  13. 2025-02-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. 2025-02-20

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  15. 2025-02-21

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  16. 2025-05-06

    Public hearing held

  17. 2025-05-16

    Executive action taken

  18. 2025-05-16

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2025-05-16

    Available for scheduling

  20. 2025-10-13

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

  21. 2025-10-14

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Larson, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch

    amendment-introduction

  22. 2025-10-14

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  23. 2025-10-14

    Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

    amendment-failure

  24. 2025-10-14

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  25. 2025-10-14

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  26. 2025-10-14

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15

    passage,reading-3

  27. 2025-10-14

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. 2025-10-14

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  29. 2025-10-15

    Report correctly enrolled on 10-15-2025

    enrolled

  30. 2025-10-29

    Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2025

    executive-receipt

  31. 2025-10-31

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 10-31-2025

    executive-veto

  32. 2026-05-12

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  33. 2026-05-13

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 4

    2025-02-17 · pass · 9-4

  • PASSAGE

    2025-02-19 · pass · 54-43

    Member-level votes (97)
    • 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
    • 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: yes
    • 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 3, Noes 2

    2025-05-16 · pass · 3-2

  • CONCURRENCE

    2025-10-14 · pass · 18-15

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

  • Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

    2025-10-14 · pass · 18-15

Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab5

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