# Wisconsin AB709: An Act to amend 121.555 (1) (a), 121.555 (1) (b) and 121.555 (2) (a) of the statutes; Relating to: alternative methods of providing pupil transportation services. (FE)

Wisconsin AB709, An Act to amend 121.555 (1) (a), 121.555 (1) (b) and 121.555 (2) (a) of the statutes; Relating to: alternative methods of providing pupil transportation services. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican) and 10 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 AB709
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 121.555 (1) (a), 121.555 (1) (b) and 121.555 (2) (a) of the statutes; Relating to: alternative methods of providing pupil transportation services. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-03
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), William Penterman (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: Motor vehicle, School -- Conveyance of pupil
- 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: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Devin LeMahieu (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Marklein (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House

## Actions (15)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-20: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-17: Laid on the table (House)
- 2026-02-16: Representative Palmeri withdrawn as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-13: Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-02-05: Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 4 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Executive action taken (House)
- 2026-01-21: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-12-22: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-12-12: Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-12-12: Representative Goodwin added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-12-09: Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-12-03: Read first time and referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-12-03: Introduced by Representatives Brill, Behnke, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, Penterman, Piwowarczyk and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators LeMahieu, Marklein and Nass (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB709), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB709.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB709)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB709.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB709-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).