# Wisconsin AR8: Relating to: commemorating the victims of the Abundant Life Christian School tragedy, supporting the students, staff, families, and community of Abundant Life Christian School, and condemning violence.

Wisconsin AR8, Relating to: commemorating the victims of the Abundant Life Christian School tragedy, supporting the students, staff, families, and community of Abundant Life Christian School, and condemning violence., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican) and 37 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AR8
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: Relating to: commemorating the victims of the Abundant Life Christian School tragedy, supporting the students, staff, families, and community of Abundant Life Christian School, and condemning violence.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-06-06
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Angelina Cruz (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), David Murphy (Republican), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Todd Novak (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Christian Phelps (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Ryan Spaude (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Paul Tittl (Republican), Randy Udell (Democratic), Robyn Vining (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Asm Resolution 8, Religious education
- 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: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelina Cruz (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Francesca Hong (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Andrew Hysell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Karen Kirsch (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Todd Novak (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christian Phelps (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Spaude (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Paul Tittl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Robyn Vining (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House

## Actions (4)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-09-09: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-06-06: Read and referred to Committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-06-06: Introduced by Representatives Stubbs, O'Connor, Novak, Rivera-Wagner, Subeck, Sinicki, Stroud, Gundrum, Neubauer, Brill, Dittrich, Tittl, Miresse, Emerson, Hong, Udell, Arney, Bare, Ortiz-Velez, Spaude, Clancy, Phelps, Madison, DeSmidt, Joers, Hysell, Fitzgerald, Murphy, Johnson, Roe, Kreibich, Behnke, Mayadev, Cruz, Vining, Kaufert, Palmeri, Kirsch, Taylor and Tenorio (House)

## Bill text

- Resolution Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AR8), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AR8.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Resolution Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AR8)
- [Resolution Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AR8.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AR8-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).