# Wisconsin AB649: An Act Relating to: supplemental funding for whole grade sharing grants, supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts, grants for feasibility studies of school district consolidation or whole grade sharing, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin AB649, An Act Relating to: supplemental funding for whole grade sharing grants, supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts, grants for feasibility studies of school district consolidation or whole grade sharing, and making an appropriation. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Cindi Duchow (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB649
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act Relating to: supplemental funding for whole grade sharing grants, supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts, grants for feasibility studies of school district consolidation or whole grade sharing, and making an appropriation. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-11-10
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsor: Cindi Duchow (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Legislature -- Finance, Joint Committee on, Public Instruction, Department of, School -- Administration, School -- Consolidation or reorganization, School -- Finance, School -- State aid
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (54 yes, 43 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: Cindi Duchow (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-11-19 | House | Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 43 | pass | 54 | 43 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2025-11-20: Read first time and referred to committee on Education (Senate)
- 2025-11-20: Received from Assembly (Senate)
- 2025-11-19: Ordered immediately messaged (House)
- 2025-11-19: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 43 (House)
- 2025-11-19: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-11-19: Ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-11-19: Read a second time (House)
- 2025-11-18: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-11-13: Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-11-13: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-11-13: Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 4 (House)
- 2025-11-13: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-11-11: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-11-10: Read first time and referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-11-10: Introduced by Representative Duchow (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB649), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB649.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB649)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB649.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB649-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).