# Wisconsin AB6: 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)

Wisconsin AB6, 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), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Scott Allen (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Benjamin Franklin (Republican) and 3 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB6
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: 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)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Scott Allen (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Benjamin Franklin (Republican), David Steffen (Republican), Robin Vos (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: School -- Administration, School -- Employee, School -- State aid
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (107 yes, 87 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: Scott Allen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Benjamin Franklin (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Steffen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Robin Vos (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Nate Gustafson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cory Tomczyk (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 54, Noes 43 | pass | 54 | 43 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 44 | pass | 53 | 44 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Read first time and referred to committee on Education (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Received from Assembly (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Ordered immediately messaged (House)
- 2025-02-19: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 44 (House)
- 2025-02-19: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-02-19: Ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-02-19: Assembly Amendment 1 adopted (House)
- 2025-02-19: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Franklin (House)
- 2025-02-19: Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 54, Noes 43 (House)
- 2025-02-19: Decision of the Chair appealed (House)
- 2025-02-19: Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken (House)
- 2025-02-19: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Hong (House)
- 2025-02-19: Read a second time (House)
- 2025-02-18: Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-17: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-02-17: Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1) (House)
- 2025-02-17: Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 5 (House)
- 2025-02-17: Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-13: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-02-06: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read first time and referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-02-04: Introduced by Representatives Franklin, Vos, Steffen, Behnke, Wichgers and Allen; cosponsored by Senator Tomczyk (House)

## Bill text

- Assembly Amendment 1, 2025-02-19: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB6-AA1), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB6-AA1.pdf)
- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB6), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB6.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Assembly Amendment 1 (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB6-AA1)
- [Assembly Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB6-AA1.pdf)
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB6)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB6.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB6-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).