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WI AB 81

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Relating to: excluding expenditures funded by referenda from shared costs for the purpose of determining equalization aid for school districts. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did WI AB 81 pass?

No. WI AB 81 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 81 about?

WI AB 81 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: excluding expenditures funded by referenda from shared costs for the purpose of determining equalization aid for school districts. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 81?

Wichgers, Sortwell, Piwowarczyk and 8 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 81.

Introduced
2025-02-28
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Wichgersprimary
  • Sortwellprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Brillprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Allenprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-28

    Introduced by Representatives Allen, Maxey, Behnke, Brill, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Sortwell and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Bradley and Nass

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-28

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-03-04

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  4. 2025-07-11

    Representative Dittrich added as a coauthor

  5. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

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Related bills

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