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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

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Did WI SB 785 pass?

Yes. WI SB 785 has been enacted into law. 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
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Sponsors

  • Nassprimary
  • Jacqueprimary
  • Wanggaardprimary
  • Quinnprimary
  • Jaglerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-06

    Published 4-4-2026

    became-law

  2. 2026-04-06

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 185

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-04-02

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-03-20

    Report correctly enrolled

    enrolled

  5. 2026-03-17

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  6. 2026-03-17

    Senator Smith added as a coauthor

  7. 2026-03-17

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 concurred in

  8. 2026-03-16

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. 2026-02-19

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage,receipt

  10. 2026-02-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  11. 2026-02-18

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 66, Noes 32

    passage,reading-3

  12. 2026-02-18

    Rules suspended

  13. 2026-02-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  14. 2026-02-18

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  15. 2026-02-18

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Gustafson

    amendment-introduction

  16. 2026-02-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  17. 2026-02-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  18. 2026-02-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  19. 2026-02-18

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer

    amendment-introduction

  20. 2026-02-17

    Made a special order of business at 1:23 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13

  21. 2026-02-13

    Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026

    referral

  22. 2026-02-13

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

    reading-1,referral-committee

  23. 2026-02-12

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  24. 2026-02-11

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. 2026-02-11

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  26. 2026-02-11

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  27. 2026-02-11

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  28. 2026-02-11

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  29. 2026-02-09

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  30. 2026-02-03

    Available for scheduling

  31. 2026-02-03

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2026-02-03

    Executive action taken

  33. 2026-01-28

    Public hearing held

  34. 2026-01-02

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  35. 2025-12-22

    Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor

  36. 2025-12-22

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  37. 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

Versions

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

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