WI AB2 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 15)
Status: Passed on October 31 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-31 - Published 11-1-2025
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 15)
Status: Passed on October 31 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-31 - Published 11-1-2025
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
An Act to amend 119.04 (1); to create 120.12 (29) of the statutes; Relating to: requiring school boards to adopt policies to prohibit the use of wireless communication devices during instructional time.
Title
Requiring school boards to adopt policies to prohibit the use of wireless communication devices during instructional time.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-10-14 - Senate - Senate: Read a third time and concurred in (Y: 29 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-19 - House - Assembly: Read a third time and passed (Y: 53 N: 45 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-19 - House - Assembly: Read a third time and passed (Y: 53 N: 45 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | House | Published 11-1-2025 |
| 2025-10-31 | House | Report approved by the Governor on 10-31-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 42 |
| 2025-10-29 | House | Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2025 |
| 2025-10-20 | House | Report correctly enrolled on 10-20-2025 |
| 2025-10-20 | House | LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1) |
| 2025-10-14 | House | Received from Senate concurred in |
| 2025-10-14 | Senate | Ordered immediately messaged |
| 2025-10-14 | Senate | Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 29, Noes 4 |
| 2025-10-14 | Senate | Rules suspended to give bill its third reading |
| 2025-10-14 | Senate | Ordered to a third reading |
| 2025-10-14 | Senate | Read a second time |
| 2025-10-13 | Senate | Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Available for scheduling |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 1 |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Executive action taken |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | Public hearing held |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | Read first time and referred to committee on Education |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Received from Assembly |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Ordered immediately messaged |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 45 |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Rules suspended |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Ordered to a third reading |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Assembly Amendment 1 adopted |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adopted |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Read a second time |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1) |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Science, Technology, and AI, Ayes 4, Noes 2 |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Science, Technology, and AI, Ayes 4, Noes 2 |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Executive action taken |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Public hearing held |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Read first time and referred to Committee on Science, Technology, and AI |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Introduced |
Same As/Similar To
SB29 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
