Bill Commons

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

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Quick answers

Did WI AB 5 pass?

No. WI AB 5 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. 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, joined by 3 cosponsors.

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
  • Tomczykcosponsor
  • Nasscosponsor
  • Wanggaardcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-13

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

    failure

  2. 2026-05-12

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

  3. 2025-10-31

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 10-31-2025

    executive-veto

  4. 2025-10-29

    Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2025

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-10-15

    Report correctly enrolled on 10-15-2025

    enrolled

  6. 2025-10-14

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  7. 2025-10-14

    Ordered immediately messaged

  8. 2025-10-14

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

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2025-10-14

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. 2025-10-14

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  11. 2025-10-14

    Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

    amendment-failure

  12. 2025-10-14

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  13. 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

  14. 2025-10-13

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

  15. 2025-05-16

    Available for scheduling

  16. 2025-05-16

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2025-05-16

    Executive action taken

  18. 2025-05-06

    Public hearing held

  19. 2025-02-21

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  20. 2025-02-20

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  21. 2025-02-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. 2025-02-19

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

    passage,reading-3

  23. 2025-02-19

    Rules suspended

  24. 2025-02-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  25. 2025-02-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  26. 2025-02-18

    Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor

  27. 2025-02-17

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

    referral

  28. 2025-02-17

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-02-17

    Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

  30. 2025-02-13

    Executive action taken

  31. 2025-02-06

    Public hearing held

  32. 2025-02-03

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  33. 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

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

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Official source

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

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