WI SB 785

enacted

Relating to: including information about investigations of license holders in an online licensing portal maintained by the Department of Public Instruction. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 785 pass?

Yes. WI SB 785 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-06. Latest recorded action (2026-04-06): Published 4-4-2026

What is WI SB 785 about?

WI SB 785 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: including information about investigations of license holders in an online licensing portal maintained by the Department of Public Instruction. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 785?

Nass, Jacque, Wanggaard and 2 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 785.

Introduced: 2025-12-22
Latest action: 2026-04-06 — Published 4-4-2026
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-12-22
Introduced by Senators Jagler, Quinn, Wanggaard, Jacque and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Gustafson, Goeben, Penterman, Tusler, B. Jacobson, O'Connor, Dittrich, Green, Maxey, Kreibich and Murphy
introduction
2025-12-22
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-12-22
Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor
2026-01-02
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2026-01-28
Public hearing held
2026-02-03
Executive action taken
2026-02-03
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-03
Available for scheduling
2026-02-09
Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-02-11
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-11
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-11
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-02-11
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2026-02-11
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-12
Received from Senate
receipt
2026-02-13
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-13
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
referral
2026-02-17
Made a special order of business at 1:23 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13
2026-02-18
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer
amendment-introduction
2026-02-18
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-18
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-18
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-18
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Gustafson
amendment-introduction
2026-02-18
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2026-02-18
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-18
Rules suspended
2026-02-18
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 66, Noes 32
passage,reading-3
2026-02-18
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-19
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted
amendment-passage,passage,receipt
2026-03-16
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-03-17
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 concurred in
2026-03-17
Senator Smith added as a coauthor
2026-03-17
Action ordered immediately messaged
2026-03-20
Report correctly enrolled
enrolled
2026-04-02
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
executive-receipt
2026-04-06
Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 185
executive-signature
2026-04-06
Published 4-4-2026
became-law

Versions

Assembly Substitute Amendment 2Compare
Bill TextCompare
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Documents

Votes

Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2026-02-03 · pass · 5-0
CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED
2026-02-18 · pass · 66-32
Member-level votes (98)
- ALLEN: yes
- ANDERSON: no
- ANDRACA: no
- ARMSTRONG: yes
- ARNEY: no
- AUGUST: yes
- BARE: no
- BEHNKE: yes
- BILLINGS: yes
- BORN: yes
- BRILL: yes
- BROOKS: yes
- BROWN: yes
- CALLAHAN: yes
- CLANCY: no
- CRUZ: no
- DALLMAN: yes
- DESANTO: no
- DESMIDT: no
- DITTRICH: yes
- DONOVAN: yes
- DOYLE: yes
- DUCHOW: yes
- EMERSON: yes
- FITZGERALD: no
- FRANKLIN: yes
- GOEBEN: yes
- GREEN: yes
- GUNDRUM: yes
- GUSTAFSON: yes
- HAYWOOD: no
- HONG: no
- HURD: yes
- HYSELL: no
- JACOBSON, B: yes
- JACOBSON, J: yes
- JOERS: no
- JOHNSON: no
- KAUFERT: yes
- KIRSCH: no
- KITCHENS: yes
- KNODL: yes
- KREIBICH: yes
- KRUG: yes
- KURTZ: yes
- MADISON: no
- MAXEY: yes
- MAYADEV: no
- MCCARVILLE: no
- MCGUIRE: no
- MELOTIK: yes
- MIRESSE: yes
- MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
- MOSES: yes
- MURPHY: yes
- MURSAU: yes
- NEDWESKI: yes
- NEUBAUER: no
- NEYLON: yes
- NOVAK: yes
- O'CONNOR: yes
- ORTIZ-VELEZ: yes
- PALMERI: yes
- PENTERMAN: yes
- PETERSEN: yes
- PHELPS: no
- PIWOWARCZYK: yes
- PRADO: no
- PRONSCHINSKE: yes
- RIVERA-WAGNER: yes
- RODRIGUEZ: yes
- ROE: no
- SHEEHAN: yes
- SINICKI: no
- SNODGRASS: no
- SNYDER: yes
- SORTWELL: yes
- SPAUDE: yes
- SPIROS: yes
- STEFFEN: yes
- STROUD: no
- STUBBS: no
- SUBECK: no
- SUMMERFIELD: yes
- SWEARINGEN: yes
- TAYLOR: no
- TENORIO: no
- TITTL: yes
- TRANEL: yes
- TUCKER: yes
- TUSLER: yes
- UDELL: no
- VANDERMEER: yes
- VINING: yes
- WICHGERS: yes
- WITTKE: yes
- ZIMMERMAN: yes
- SPEAKER: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb785

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