# Wisconsin AB156: An Act to create 118.018 and 121.02 (1) (L) 1m. of the statutes; Relating to: requiring child sexual abuse prevention education. (FE) Wisconsin AB156, An Act to create 118.018 and 121.02 (1) (L) 1m. of the statutes; Relating to: requiring child sexual abuse prevention education. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican) and 9 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB156-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Wisconsin AB156 - State: Wisconsin - Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) - Title: An Act to create 118.018 and 121.02 (1) (L) 1m. of the statutes; Relating to: requiring child sexual abuse prevention education. (FE) - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-02 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 - Sponsors: Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Clint Moses (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Patrick Snyder (Republican), Lisa Subeck (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: Children -- Abuse and neglect, School -- Curriculum, Sex crimes - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (109 yes, 85 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House - Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House - Sponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), House - Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House - Sponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), House - Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House - Sponsor: Clint Moses (Republican), House - Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House - Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House - Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House - Sponsor: Patrick Snyder (Republican), House - Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: John Spiros (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-11-19 | House | Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 55, Noes 42 | pass | 55 | 42 | | | 2025-11-19 | House | Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 54, Noes 43 | pass | 54 | 43 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-03-23: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate) - 2025-11-20: Available for scheduling (Senate) - 2025-11-20: Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization (Senate) - 2025-11-20: Received from Assembly (Senate) - 2025-11-19: Ordered immediately messaged (House) - 2025-11-19: Read a third time and passed (House) - 2025-11-19: Rules suspended (House) - 2025-11-19: Ordered to a third reading (House) - 2025-11-19: Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 55, Noes 42 (House) - 2025-11-19: Decision of the Chair appealed (House) - 2025-11-19: Point of order that Assembly Amendment 2 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken (House) - 2025-11-19: Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Vining (House) - 2025-11-19: Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 54, Noes 43 (House) - 2025-11-19: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Billings (House) - 2025-11-19: Representatives Joers and Stubbs added as coauthors (House) - 2025-11-19: Read a second time (House) - 2025-11-13: Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules (House) - 2025-10-06: Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-09-09: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-05-29: Referred to committee on Rules (House) - 2025-05-29: Report passage recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 7, Noes 2 (House) - 2025-05-21: Executive action taken (House) - 2025-05-21: Representative Snodgrass withdrawn as a coauthor (House) - 2025-05-12: Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-05-07: Senator Wanggaard added as a cosponsor (House) - 2025-05-07: Public hearing held (House) - 2025-05-07: Representative Spiros added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-04-18: Fiscal estimate received (House) - 2025-04-10: Representative Udell added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-04-02: Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families (House) - 2025-04-02: Introduced by Representatives Gundrum, Snyder, Dittrich, Behnke, Donovan, Kitchens, Kreibich, Moses, Mursau, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators James, Jacque, Cabral-Guevara and Spreitzer (House) ## Bill text - Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB156), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB156.pdf) ## Related bills - AB913: An Act to create 71.05 (6) (b) 57. of the statutes; Relating to: subtraction for certain income of members of the National Guard and Reserves. 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(FE) (vetoed) - SB36: An Act to repeal 71.63 (6) (n) 1. and 71.63 (6) (n) 2.; to renumber and amend 71.63 (6) (n) (intro.); to amend 71.05 (6) (b) 19. cm., 71.05 (6) (b) 19. dm., 71… (vetoed) - AB674: An Act to create 157.06 (15m) of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting knowingly covering organ transplantation and related care under health insurance polici… (vetoed) - SB176: An Act to create 71.05 (1) (j), 71.26 (1) (j), 71.34 (1k) (q) and 71.45 (1) (dp) of the statutes; Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadb… (vetoed) ## Sources - [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB156) - [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB156.pdf) ## Related - [AB913: An Act to create 71.05 (6) (b) 57. of the statutes; Relating to: subtraction fo…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB913-2025) - [AB80: An Act to renumber 457.25 (1); to amend 46.90 (4) (ab) 4., 48.56 (2), 48.561 (2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB80-2025) - [AB1027: An Act Relating to: requiring information relating to the food stamp program to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB1027-2025) - [SB36: An Act to repeal 71.63 (6) (n) 1. and 71.63 (6) (n) 2.; to renumber and amend 7…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-SB36-2025) - [AB674: An Act to create 157.06 (15m) of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting knowing…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB674-2025) - [SB176: An Act to create 71.05 (1) (j), 71.26 (1) (j), 71.34 (1k) (q) and 71.45 (1) (dp…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-SB176-2025) - [Wisconsin bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/wisconsin/bills) - [Wisconsin state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/wisconsin) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB156-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).