WI AB 709
deadRelating to: alternative methods of providing pupil transportation services. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did WI AB 709 pass?
No. WI AB 709 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
What is WI AB 709 about?
WI AB 709 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: alternative methods of providing pupil transportation services. (FE)”.
Who sponsors WI AB 709?
Wichgers, Piwowarczyk, Penterman and 10 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 709.
- Introduced
- 2025-12-03
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Wichgersprimary
- Piwowarczykprimary
- Pentermanprimary
- Murphyprimary
- Melotikprimary
- Kreibichprimary
- Knodlprimary
- Kitchensprimary
- Gundrumprimary
- Goebenprimary
- Dittrichprimary
- Behnkeprimary
- Brillprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
2026-03-20
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
2026-02-17
Laid on the table
deferral
2026-02-16
Representative Palmeri withdrawn as a coauthor
withdrawal
2026-02-13
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
referral
2026-02-05
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2026-02-05
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 4
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-05
Executive action taken
2026-01-21
Public hearing held
2025-12-22
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-12-12
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
2025-12-12
Representative Goodwin added as a coauthor
2025-12-09
Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
2025-12-03
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-12-03
Introduced by Representatives Brill, Behnke, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, Penterman, Piwowarczyk and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators LeMahieu, Marklein and Nass
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Votes
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 4
2026-02-05 · pass · 9-4
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