WI AB 859
deadRelating to: the reimbursement rate for special education costs and school age parents programs and making an appropriation. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WI AB 859 pass?
No. WI AB 859 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 859 about?
WI AB 859 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: the reimbursement rate for special education costs and school age parents programs and making an appropriation. (FE)”.
Who sponsors WI AB 859?
Vining, Udell, Tenorio and 41 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 859.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-16
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Viningprimary
- Udellprimary
- Tenorioprimary
- Taylorprimary
- Subeckprimary
- Stubbsprimary
- Stroudprimary
- Spaudeprimary
- Snodgrassprimary
- Sinickiprimary
- Roeprimary
- Rivera-Wagnerprimary
- Pradoprimary
- Palmeriprimary
- Neubauerprimary
- Moore Omokundeprimary
- Miresseprimary
- McGuireprimary
- McCarvilleprimary
- Mayadevprimary
- Madisonprimary
- Kirschprimary
- Johnsonprimary
- Joersprimary
- J. Jacobsonprimary
- Hysellprimary
- Haywoodprimary
- Goodwinprimary
- Fitzgeraldprimary
- Emersonprimary
- Doyleprimary
- DeSmidtprimary
- DeSantoprimary
- Clancyprimary
- Brownprimary
- Billingsprimary
- Bareprimary
- Arneyprimary
- Andracaprimary
- Andersonprimary
- Sheehanprimary
- Hongprimary
- Phelpsprimary
- Cruzprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-16
Introduced by Representatives Cruz, Phelps, Hong, Sheehan, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Doyle, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, McGuire, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio, Udell and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Smith, Larson, Keyeski, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch
introduction
2026-01-16
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-10
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
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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