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WI SB 85

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Relating to: pupils wearing traditional tribal regalia at a graduation ceremony or school-sponsored event.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 85 pass?

No. WI SB 85 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 85 about?

WI SB 85 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: pupils wearing traditional tribal regalia at a graduation ceremony or school-sponsored event.”.

Who sponsors WI SB 85?

Joint Legislative Council is the primary sponsor of WI SB 85.

Introduced
2025-03-06
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Joint Legislative Councilprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-06

    Introduced by Joint Legislative Council

    introduction

  2. 2025-03-06

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-03-07

    Senator Jacque added as a coauthor

  4. 2025-03-12

    Representative Vining added as a cosponsor

  5. 2025-03-12

    Public hearing held

  6. 2025-03-13

    Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor

  7. 2025-03-13

    Executive action taken

  8. 2025-03-14

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 4, Noes 1

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-03-14

    Available for scheduling

  10. 2025-03-18

    Representatives Stroud, Stubbs and Joers added as cosponsors

  11. 2025-03-27

    LRB correction

  12. 2025-05-15

    Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor

  13. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 4, Noes 1

    2025-03-14 · pass · 4-1

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb85

Attribution

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