Wisconsin House Bill 614

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 17)
Status: Vetoed on March 27 2026 - 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]

An Act to renumber and amend 118.164 (1) and 118.21 (1); to amend 118.164 (2), 118.164 (3) (a) (intro.), 118.164 (3) (a) 4. and 120.13 (1) (a) (intro.) and 1.; to repeal and recreate 118.164 (title); to create 118.164 (1) (title), 118.164 (1) (a), (b), (c), (d) and (f), 118.164 (1m), 118.164 (2m), 118.164 (3) (title), 118.1643, 118.1645, 118.21 (1) (b), 119.16 (16) and 120.13 (1) (a) 5. and 6. of the statutes; Relating to: a teacher’s authority to manage the teacher’s class, parental notification of disruptive or violent behavior at school, and a school district’s code of conduct. (FE)

A teacher’s authority to manage the teacher’s class, parental notification of disruptive or violent behavior at school, and a school district’s code of conduct. (FE)

Rep. Joy Goeben [R]	Rep. William Penterman [R]	Rep. Chuck Wichgers [R]	Rep. Rick Gundrum [R]
Rep. Dan Knodl [R]	Rep. David Murphy [R]	Rep. Nate Gustafson [R]	Rep. Jerry O'Connor [R]
Rep. Paul Tittl [R]	Rep. Rob Kreibich [R]	Rep. Elijah Behnke [R]	Rep. Lindee Brill [R]
Rep. David Armstrong [R]	Rep. Brent Jacobson [R]	Rep. Jim Piwowarczyk [R]	Rep. Paul Melotik [R]
Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara [R]

2026-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Read a third time and concurred in (Y: 19 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate (Y: 18 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-11-19 - House - Assembly: Read a third time and passed (Y: 54 N: 43 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

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)
2026-03-27	House	Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-27-2026
2026-03-26	House	Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026
2026-02-13	House	Report correctly enrolled on 2-12-2026
2026-02-12	House	LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
2026-02-12	House	LRB correction
2026-02-12	House	Received from Senate concurred in
2026-02-11	Senate	Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-11	Senate	Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 14
2026-02-11	Senate	Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-02-11	Senate	Ordered to a third reading
2026-02-11	Senate	Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
2026-02-11	Senate	Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
2026-02-11	Senate	Read a second time
2026-02-11	Senate	Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Larson, Keyeski, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch
2026-02-09	Senate	Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-02-03	Senate	Available for scheduling
2026-02-03	Senate	Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-02-03	Senate	Executive action taken
2026-01-28	Senate	Public hearing held
2025-11-20	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Education
2025-11-20	Senate	Received from Assembly
2025-11-19	House	Ordered immediately messaged
2025-11-19	House	Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 43
2025-11-19	House	Rules suspended
2025-11-19	House	Ordered to a third reading
2025-11-19	House	Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
2025-11-19	House	Read a second time
2025-11-13	House	Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules
2025-11-13	House	Referred to committee on Rules
2025-11-13	House	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 4
2025-11-13	House	Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 4
2025-11-13	House	Executive action taken
2025-11-11	House	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goeben
2025-11-06	House	Public hearing held
2025-11-06	House	Fiscal estimate received
2025-11-06	House	Representative Melotik withdrawn as a coauthor
2025-11-05	House	Representative Summerfield added as a coauthor
2025-10-31	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
2025-10-31	House	Introduced

SB611 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab614
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB614.pdf
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/enrolledbills/2025/REG/AB614.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB614-AA1.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB614-SSA1.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab614/ab614_dpi.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/education/1952998.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/AB614.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/education/1969115.pdf
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2025/av0123
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2025/sv0178
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2025/sv0179