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WI AB 645

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Relating to: grants for feasibility studies of school district consolidation or whole grade sharing. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did WI AB 645 pass?

Not yet. WI AB 645 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 645 about?

WI AB 645 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: grants for feasibility studies of school district consolidation or whole grade sharing. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 645?

Steffen, O'Connor, Murphy and 6 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 645.

Introduced
2025-11-10
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Steffenprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Gustafsonprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Nedweskiprimary
  • Kitchensprimary
  • Duchowprimary
  • Zimmermanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-23

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    amendment-failure

  2. 2025-11-20

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-11-20

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  4. 2025-11-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  5. 2025-11-19

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  6. 2025-11-19

    Rules suspended

  7. 2025-11-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  8. 2025-11-19

    Assembly Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

    amendment-withdrawal

  9. 2025-11-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  10. 2025-11-18

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  11. 2025-11-13

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Zimmerman

    amendment-introduction

  12. 2025-11-13

    Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules

  13. 2025-11-13

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-11-13

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 3

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-11-13

    Executive action taken

  16. 2025-11-11

    Public hearing held

  17. 2025-11-10

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  18. 2025-11-10

    Introduced by Representatives Zimmerman, Duchow, Kitchens, Nedweski, Armstrong, Gustafson, Murphy, O'Connor and Steffen; cosponsored by Senator Hutton

    introduction

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Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 3

    2025-11-13 · pass · 8-3

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