# Wisconsin AB533: An Act to create 115.28 (55s), 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m., 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. and 121.02 (1) (L) 9. of the statutes; Relating to: requiring voter education instruction in the elementary and high school grades and incorporating voter education instruction into the state model social studies standards. (FE)

Wisconsin AB533, An Act to create 115.28 (55s), 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m., 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. and 121.02 (1) (L) 9. of the statutes; Relating to: requiring voter education instruction in the elementary and high school grades and incorporating voter education instruction into the state model social studies standards. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic) and 11 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB533
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 115.28 (55s), 118.40 (2r) (b) 2. m., 118.40 (2x) (b) 2. m. and 121.02 (1) (L) 9. of the statutes; Relating to: requiring voter education instruction in the elementary and high school grades and incorporating voter education instruction into the state model social studies standards. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-15
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: Public Instruction, Department of, School -- Charter school, School -- Curriculum, Voting
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Wirch (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-02-09: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-23: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-10-15: Read first time and referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-10-15: Introduced by Representatives Rivera-Wagner, Snodgrass, Andraca, Arney, Fitzgerald, Johnson, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Roe, Stroud, Taylor and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Dassler-Alfheim, L. Johnson, Ratcliff and Spreitzer (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB533), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB533.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB533)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB533.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB533-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).