# Wisconsin AB81: An Act to amend 121.07 (6) (a) (intro.) and 121.07 (6) (am); to create 121.07 (6) (ap) of the statutes; Relating to: excluding expenditures funded by referenda from shared costs for the purpose of determining equalization aid for school districts. (FE)

Wisconsin AB81, An Act to amend 121.07 (6) (a) (intro.) and 121.07 (6) (am); to create 121.07 (6) (ap) of the statutes; Relating to: excluding expenditures funded by referenda from shared costs for the purpose of determining equalization aid for school districts. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Scott Allen (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican) and 8 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 AB81
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 121.07 (6) (a) (intro.) and 121.07 (6) (am); to create 121.07 (6) (ap) of the statutes; Relating to: excluding expenditures funded by referenda from shared costs for the purpose of determining equalization aid for school districts. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-28
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Scott Allen (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Shae Sortwell (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Referendum, School -- State aid
- 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: Scott Allen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shae Sortwell (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Julian Bradley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-07-11: Representative Dittrich added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-03-04: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-02-28: Read first time and referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-02-28: Introduced by Representatives Allen, Maxey, Behnke, Brill, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Sortwell and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Bradley and Nass (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB81), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB81.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB81)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB81.pdf)

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