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WI AB 500

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Relating to: prohibiting corporal punishment in public and private schools.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WI AB 500 pass?

No. WI AB 500 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-07-02): Representative McGuire added as a coauthor

What is WI AB 500 about?

WI AB 500 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: prohibiting corporal punishment in public and private schools.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 500?

Sinicki, Haywood, Tenorio and 18 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 500, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-10-09
Latest action
2026-07-02 — Representative McGuire added as a coauthor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Sinickiprimary
  • Haywoodprimary
  • Tenorioprimary
  • Subeckprimary
  • Stubbsprimary
  • Snodgrassprimary
  • Roeprimary
  • Phelpsprimary
  • Miresseprimary
  • Madisonprimary
  • Johnsonprimary
  • Joersprimary
  • Fitzgeraldprimary
  • Emersonprimary
  • DeSmidtprimary
  • DeSantoprimary
  • Billingsprimary
  • Bareprimary
  • Andracaprimary
  • Mayadevprimary
  • Clancyprimary
  • Royscosponsor
  • Hesselbeincosponsor
  • Larsoncosponsor
  • Ratcliffcosponsor
  • Spreitzercosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-02

    Representative McGuire added as a coauthor

  2. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

  3. 2025-10-28

    Representative Sheehan added as a coauthor

  4. 2025-10-09

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  5. 2025-10-09

    Introduced by Representatives Clancy, Mayadev, Andraca, Bare, Billings, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Miresse, Phelps, Roe, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Haywood and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Roys, Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff and Spreitzer

    introduction

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Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab500

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