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AB2 • 2025
requiring school boards to adopt policies to prohibit the use of wireless communication devices during instructional time
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
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Report approved by the Governor on 10-31-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 42
Published 11-1-2025
Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2025
LRB correction ( Assembly Amendment 1 )
Report correctly enrolled on 10-20-2025
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 29, Noes 4
Ordered immediately messaged
Received from Senate concurred in
Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Executive action taken
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education , Ayes 4, Noes 1
Available for scheduling
Public hearing held
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
Received from Assembly
Read a second time
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 45
Ordered immediately messaged
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Science, Technology, and AI , Ayes 4, Noes 2
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Science, Technology, and AI , Ayes 4, Noes 2
Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)
Executive action taken
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens
Public hearing held
Introduced by Representatives Kitchens , Knodl , Dittrich , Donovan , Green , B. Jacobson , Melotik , Murphy , Mursau , Nedweski , O'Connor , Steffen and Tusler ; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara and Feyen
Read first time and referred to Committee on Science, Technology, and AI
requiring school boards to adopt policies to prohibit the use of wireless communication devices during instructional time Status: A - Enacted into Law