WI SB 565
deadRelating to: pupil discrimination and private schools participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship Program, discrimination based on gender identity or gender expression, and providing a penalty.
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did WI SB 565 pass?
No. WI SB 565 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 565 about?
WI SB 565 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: pupil discrimination and private schools participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship Program, discrimination based on gender identity or gender expression, and providing a penalty.”.
Who sponsors WI SB 565?
Smith, Ratcliff, Keyeski and 7 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 565, joined by 22 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-10-24
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Smithprimary
- Ratcliffprimary
- Keyeskiprimary
- L. Johnsonprimary
- Habush Sinykinprimary
- Dassler-Alfheimprimary
- Hesselbeinprimary
- Spreitzerprimary
- Larsonprimary
- Carpenterprimary
- Clancycosponsor
- Hongcosponsor
- Neubauercosponsor
- Andracacosponsor
- Barecosponsor
- DeSantocosponsor
- DeSmidtcosponsor
- Fitzgeraldcosponsor
- Hysellcosponsor
- Joerscosponsor
- Johnsoncosponsor
- Madisoncosponsor
- Mayadevcosponsor
- Miressecosponsor
- Moore Omokundecosponsor
- Palmericosponsor
- Sheehancosponsor
- Sinickicosponsor
- Snodgrasscosponsor
- Spaudecosponsor
- Tenoriocosponsor
- Udellcosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
2026-03-19
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
2026-03-19
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
2025-10-24
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-10-24
Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Larson, Spreitzer, Hesselbein, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Ratcliff and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, Hong, Neubauer, Andraca, Bare, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Hysell, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Mayadev, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Tenorio and Udell
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Votes
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Related bills
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