WI SB 16
deadRelating to: participation in interscholastic athletics and application of the public records and open meetings laws to interscholastic athletic associations.
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did WI SB 16 pass?
No. WI SB 16 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
What is WI SB 16 about?
WI SB 16 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: participation in interscholastic athletics and application of the public records and open meetings laws to interscholastic athletic associations.”.
Who sponsors WI SB 16?
Nass, Tomczyk are the primary sponsors of WI SB 16, joined by 11 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-05
- Latest action
- 2026-05-13 — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Nassprimary
- Tomczykprimary
- Duchowcosponsor
- Brookscosponsor
- Callahancosponsor
- Dittrichcosponsor
- Knodlcosponsor
- Kreibichcosponsor
- Melotikcosponsor
- Nedweskicosponsor
- O'Connorcosponsor
- Pronschinskecosponsor
- Wichgerscosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-13
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
failure
2026-05-12
Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
2026-03-27
Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-27-2026
executive-veto
2026-03-26
Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026
executive-receipt
2026-02-24
Report correctly enrolled
enrolled
2026-02-23
Received from Assembly concurred in
receipt
2026-02-19
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-19
Read a third time and concurred in
passage,reading-3
2026-02-19
Rules suspended
2026-02-19
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-19
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-18
Made a special order of business at 11:02 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
2026-01-16
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-11-19
Received from Senate
receipt
2025-11-18
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-11-18
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 22, Noes 11
passage,reading-3
2025-11-18
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-11-18
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-11-18
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-11-14
Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-11-13
Senator Stafsholt added as a coauthor
2025-11-10
Available for scheduling
2025-11-10
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 1
committee-passage-favorable
2025-11-10
Executive action taken
2025-11-04
Public hearing held
2025-02-19
Representative Tusler added as a cosponsor
2025-02-05
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-02-05
Introduced by Senators Tomczyk and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Brooks, Callahan, Dittrich, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Nedweski, O'Connor, Pronschinske and Wichgers
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Votes
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 1
2025-11-10 · pass · 4-1
PASSAGE
2025-11-18 · pass · 22-11
Member-level votes (33)
- QUINN: yes
- DRAKE: no
- KEYESKI: no
- SPREITZER: no
- HABUSH SINYKIN: no
- PFAFF: no
- WALL: no
- HESSELBEIN: no
- RATCLIFF: no
- WIRCH: no
- JOHNSON: no
- ROYS: no
- BRADLEY: yes
- JAGLER: yes
- SMITH: yes
- CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
- JAMES: yes
- STAFSHOLT: yes
- CARPENTER: yes
- KAPENGA: yes
- TESTIN: yes
- DASSLER-ALFHEI: yes
- LARSON: yes
- TOMCZYK: yes
- FELZKOWSKI: yes
- LEMAHIEU: yes
- WANGGAARD: yes
- FEYEN: yes
- MARKLEIN: yes
- WIMBERGER: yes
- HUTTON: yes
- NASS: yes
- JACQUE: yes
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