# Wisconsin AB678: An Act to amend 119.04 (1); to create 120.12 (30) of the statutes; Relating to: school board policies on appropriate communication with pupils. (FE)

Wisconsin AB678, An Act to amend 119.04 (1); to create 120.12 (30) of the statutes; Relating to: school board policies on appropriate communication with pupils. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican) and 17 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 AB678
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 119.04 (1); to create 120.12 (30) of the statutes; Relating to: school board policies on appropriate communication with pupils. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-11-19
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Cindi Duchow (Republican), Benjamin Franklin (Republican), Nate Gustafson (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Clint Moses (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Amanda Nedweski (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), David Steffen (Republican), Ron Tusler (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: School -- Administration, School -- Employee
- 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: Brent Jacobson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Calvin Callahan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Cindi Duchow (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Benjamin Franklin (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Nate Gustafson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Clint Moses (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Amanda Nedweski (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Todd Novak (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Steffen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ron Tusler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Allen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Howard Marklein (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Romaine Quinn (Republican), Senate

## Actions (14)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-02-17: Laid on the table (House)
- 2026-02-16: Representative Allen added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-13: Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026 (House)
- 2026-01-21: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-01-21: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 4 (House)
- 2026-01-21: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 5 (House)
- 2026-01-21: Executive action taken (House)
- 2026-01-16: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nedweski (House)
- 2026-01-08: Public hearing held (House)
- 2026-01-07: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nedweski (House)
- 2025-12-10: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-11-19: Read first time and referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-11-19: Introduced by Representatives Nedweski, Behnke, Brill, Callahan, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Franklin, Gustafson, B. Jacobson, Kitchens, Kreibich, Melotik, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Steffen and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Marklein and Nass (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB678), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB678.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB678)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB678.pdf)

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