WisconsinAB62025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)House

An Act to amend 118.24 (1), 119.44 (2) (c) and 121.085 (1); to create 120.18 (1) (h) and 121.10 of the statutes; Relating to: requiring a school board to spend at least 70 percent of its operating expenditures on direct classroom expenditures and annual pay increases for school administrators. (FE)

Sponsored By: Scott Allen (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Benjamin Franklin (Republican), David Steffen (Republican), Robin Vos (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Scott Allen

    Republican • House

  • Elijah Behnke

    Republican • House

  • Benjamin Franklin

    Republican • House

  • David Steffen

    Republican • House

  • Robin Vos

    Republican • House

  • Chuck Wichgers

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Nate Gustafson

    Republican • House

  • Jerry O'Connor

    Republican • House

  • Cory Tomczyk

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 107 • No: 87

House vote 2/19/2025

Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 54, Noes 43

Yes: 54 • No: 43

House vote 2/19/2025

Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 44

Yes: 53 • No: 44

Actions Timeline

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    3/23/2026Senate
  2. Read first time and referred to committee on Education

    2/21/2025Senate
  3. Received from Assembly

    2/20/2025Senate
  4. Ordered immediately messaged

    2/19/2025House
  5. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 44

    2/19/2025House
  6. Rules suspended

    2/19/2025House
  7. Ordered to a third reading

    2/19/2025House
  8. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    2/19/2025House
  9. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Franklin

    2/19/2025House
  10. Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 54, Noes 43

    2/19/2025House
  11. Decision of the Chair appealed

    2/19/2025House
  12. Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

    2/19/2025House
  13. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Hong

    2/19/2025House
  14. Read a second time

    2/19/2025House
  15. Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor

    2/18/2025House
  16. Fiscal estimate received

    2/17/2025House
  17. Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)

    2/17/2025House
  18. Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 5

    2/17/2025House
  19. Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

    2/17/2025House
  20. Executive action taken

    2/13/2025House
  21. Public hearing held

    2/6/2025House
  22. Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

    2/4/2025House
  23. Introduced by Representatives Franklin, Vos, Steffen, Behnke, Wichgers and Allen; cosponsored by Senator Tomczyk

    2/4/2025House

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