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WI SB 495

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Relating to: application of the public records and open meetings laws to charter schools and private schools participating in school choice programs.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 495 pass?

No. WI SB 495 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 SB 495 about?

WI SB 495 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: application of the public records and open meetings laws to charter schools and private schools participating in school choice programs.”.

Who sponsors WI SB 495?

Spreitzer, Smith, Roys and 6 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 495.

Introduced
2025-10-02
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Spreitzerprimary
  • Smithprimary
  • Roysprimary
  • Ratcliffprimary
  • Pfaffprimary
  • Keyeskiprimary
  • Dassler-Alfheimprimary
  • Carpenterprimary
  • Larsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-02

    Introduced by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Cruz, Sheehan, Arney, Bare, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Joers, Madison, Palmeri, Phelps, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stroud and Tenorio

    introduction

  2. 2025-10-02

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-10-10

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  4. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

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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/sb495

Attribution

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