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WI SB 268

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Relating to: prohibiting corporal punishment in public and private schools.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 268 pass?

No. WI SB 268 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-07-02). Latest recorded action (2026-07-02): Representative McGuire added as a cosponsor

What is WI SB 268 about?

WI SB 268 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: prohibiting corporal punishment in public and private schools.”.

Who sponsors WI SB 268?

Spreitzer, Ratcliff, Larson and 2 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 268.

Introduced
2025-05-20
Latest action
2026-07-02 — Representative McGuire added as a cosponsor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Spreitzerprimary
  • Ratcliffprimary
  • Larsonprimary
  • Hesselbeinprimary
  • Roysprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-20

    Introduced by Senators Roys, Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, Mayadev, Andraca, Bare, Billings, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Miresse, Phelps, Roe, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck and Tenorio

    introduction

  2. 2025-05-20

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-06-12

    Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-06-20

    Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor

  5. 2025-10-28

    Representative Sheehan added as a cosponsor

  6. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

  7. 2026-07-02

    Representative McGuire added as a cosponsor

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb268

Attribution

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