WI AB5 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 18)
Status: Vetoed on October 31 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-13 - Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Vetoed on October 31 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-13 - Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
An Act to amend 118.03 (1) and 118.03 (4); to create 118.03 (1m) and 118.032 of the statutes; Relating to: requiring school boards to make textbooks, curricula, and instructional materials available for inspection by school district residents.
Title
Requiring school boards to make textbooks, curricula, and instructional materials available for inspection by school district residents.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-10-14 - Senate - Senate: Read a third time and concurred in (Y: 18 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-10-14 - Senate - Senate: Senate Amendment 1 rejected (Y: 18 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-19 - House - Assembly: Read a third time and passed (Y: 54 N: 43 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-10-14 - Senate - Senate: Senate Amendment 1 rejected (Y: 18 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-19 - House - Assembly: Read a third time and passed (Y: 54 N: 43 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-13 | House | Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82 |
| 2026-05-12 | House | Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a) |
| 2025-10-31 | House | Report vetoed by the Governor on 10-31-2025 |
| 2025-10-29 | House | Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2025 |
| 2025-10-15 | House | Report correctly enrolled on 10-15-2025 |
| 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 18, Noes 15 |
| 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 | Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 |
| 2025-10-14 | Senate | Read a second time |
| 2025-10-14 | Senate | Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Larson, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch |
| 2025-10-13 | Senate | Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) |
| 2025-05-16 | Senate | Available for scheduling |
| 2025-05-16 | Senate | Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2 |
| 2025-05-16 | Senate | Executive action taken |
| 2025-05-06 | 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 54, Noes 43 |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Rules suspended |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Ordered to a third reading |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Read a second time |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1) |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 4 |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Executive action taken |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Public hearing held |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Read first time and referred to Committee on Education |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Introduced |
Same As/Similar To
SB22 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
