WI AB 71
deadRelating to: school district operating referenda.
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WI AB 71 pass?
No. WI AB 71 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 71 about?
WI AB 71 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: school district operating referenda.”.
Who sponsors WI AB 71?
Nedweski, Zimmerman, Wichgers and 15 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 71.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-24
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Nedweskiprimary
- Zimmermanprimary
- Wichgersprimary
- O'Connorprimary
- Neylonprimary
- Murphyprimary
- Maxeyprimary
- Kreibichprimary
- Knodlprimary
- B. Jacobsonprimary
- Greenprimary
- Goebenprimary
- Donovanprimary
- Brillprimary
- Behnkeprimary
- Allenprimary
- Dittrichprimary
- Duchowprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-24
Introduced by Representatives Duchow, Dittrich, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Donovan, Goeben, Green, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Murphy, Neylon, O'Connor, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Nedweski; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Nass and Tomczyk
introduction
2025-02-24
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-02-25
Representative Melotik added as a coauthor
2025-06-12
Public hearing held
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
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Votes
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Related bills
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