# Wisconsin AB91: An Act to renumber and amend 62.90 (8); to amend 79.02 (2) (b) and 79.02 (3); to create 62.90 (8) (c), (d) and (e), 79.02 (4) and 115.437 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes; Relating to: the requirement that first class cities and first class city school districts place school resource officers in schools. (FE)

Wisconsin AB91, An Act to renumber and amend 62.90 (8); to amend 79.02 (2) (b) and 79.02 (3); to create 62.90 (8) (c), (d) and (e), 79.02 (4) and 115.437 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes; Relating to: the requirement that first class cities and first class city school districts place school resource officers in schools. (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 concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB91
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to renumber and amend 62.90 (8); to amend 79.02 (2) (b) and 79.02 (3); to create 62.90 (8) (c), (d) and (e), 79.02 (4) and 115.437 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes; Relating to: the requirement that first class cities and first class city school districts place school resource officers in schools. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-28
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Tony Kurtz (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Ron Tusler (Republican), Robert Wittke (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Administration, Department of -- Budget and fiscal issues, Milwaukee -- City, Milwaukee -- School, Police, Public Instruction, Department of
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (106 yes, 88 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: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Tony Kurtz (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Todd Novak (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ron Tusler (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Robert Wittke (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dan Feyen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cory Tomczyk (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 44 | pass | 53 | 44 |   |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 53, Noes 44 | pass | 53 | 44 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Received from Assembly (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Ordered immediately messaged (House)
- 2025-03-13: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 44 (House)
- 2025-03-13: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-03-13: Ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-03-13: Assembly Amendment 1 adopted (House)
- 2025-03-13: Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 53, Noes 44 (House)
- 2025-03-13: Decision of the Chair appealed (House)
- 2025-03-13: Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken (House)
- 2025-03-13: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sinicki (House)
- 2025-03-13: Read a second time (House)
- 2025-03-11: Referred to calendar of 3-13-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1) (House)
- 2025-03-11: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 10, Noes 5 (House)
- 2025-03-11: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 2 (House)
- 2025-03-11: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-03-06: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Donovan (House)
- 2025-03-05: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-03-05: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-02-28: Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety (House)
- 2025-02-28: Introduced by Representatives Donovan, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kurtz, Maxey, Murphy, Novak, O'Connor, Tusler, Wittke and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Feyen and Tomczyk (House)

## Bill text

- Assembly Amendment 1, 2025-03-13: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB91-AA1), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB91-AA1.pdf)
- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB91), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB91.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Assembly Amendment 1 (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB91-AA1)
- [Assembly Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB91-AA1.pdf)
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB91)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB91.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB91-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).