WI SB 13
deadRelating to: incorporating cursive writing into the state model English language arts standards and requiring cursive writing in elementary grades. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did WI SB 13 pass?
No. WI SB 13 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 SB 13 about?
WI SB 13 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: incorporating cursive writing into the state model English language arts standards and requiring cursive writing in elementary grades. (FE)”.
Who sponsors WI SB 13?
Wanggaard, Cabral-Guevara, Nass are the primary sponsors of WI SB 13, joined by 15 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-03
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Wanggaardprimary
- Cabral-Guevaraprimary
- Nassprimary
- Melotikcosponsor
- Behnkecosponsor
- Brillcosponsor
- Dittrichcosponsor
- Donovancosponsor
- Goodwincosponsor
- Gundrumcosponsor
- Knodlcosponsor
- Kreibichcosponsor
- Murphycosponsor
- Mursaucosponsor
- Tuslercosponsor
- Voscosponsor
- Wichgerscosponsor
- Piwowarczykcosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
2025-02-14
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-02-03
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-02-03
Introduced by Senators Nass, Cabral-Guevara and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Melotik, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goodwin, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau, Tusler, Vos, Wichgers and Piwowarczyk
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