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WI AB 51

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Relating to: participation in interscholastic athletics and application of the public records and open meetings laws to interscholastic athletic associations.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 51 pass?

No. WI AB 51 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 51 about?

WI AB 51 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: participation in interscholastic athletics and application of the public records and open meetings laws to interscholastic athletic associations.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 51?

Tusler, Wichgers, Pronschinske and 9 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 51.

Introduced
2025-02-20
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Tuslerprimary
  • Wichgersprimary
  • Pronschinskeprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Nedweskiprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Callahanprimary
  • Brooksprimary
  • Duchowprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

    Introduced by Representatives Duchow, Brooks, Callahan, Dittrich, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Nedweski, O'Connor, Pronschinske, Wichgers and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk and Nass

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-20

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-05-01

    Public hearing held

  4. 2025-11-11

    Executive action taken

  5. 2025-11-12

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 5

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-11-12

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-11-13

    Senator Stafsholt added as a cosponsor

  8. 2026-02-18

    Made a special order of business at 11:02 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  9. 2026-02-19

    Laid on the table

    deferral

  10. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 5

    2025-11-12 · pass · 7-5

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab51

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