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AB394 • 2025

driver education instruction related to school bus safety

driver education instruction related to school bus safety

Education
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representatives Penterman, Sortwell, Dittrich, Gundrum, O'Connor, Subeck, Goeben, Kreibich, Piwowarczyk, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Behnke, Goodwin and Knodl, cosponsored by Senators James and Spreitzer
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
A - Tabled
Effective date
Not listed

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driver education instruction related to school bus safety

driver education instruction related to school bus safety Status: A - Tabled

What This Bill Does

  • driver education instruction related to school bus safety Status: A - Tabled

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Asm.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-01-13 Asm.

    Laid on the table

  3. 2026-01-12 Asm.

    Representative Miresse added as a coauthor

  4. 2026-01-08 Asm.

    Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules

  5. 2026-01-08 Asm.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  6. 2025-11-18 Asm.

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  7. 2025-11-12 Asm.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education , Ayes 12, Noes 0

  8. 2025-11-12 Asm.

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. 2025-11-06 Asm.

    Executive action taken

  10. 2025-10-30 Asm.

    Public hearing held

  11. 2025-10-29 Asm.

    Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  12. 2025-09-04 Asm.

    Withdrawn from committee on Transportation and referred to committee on Education pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  13. 2025-08-29 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Penterman , Sortwell , Dittrich , Gundrum , O'Connor , Subeck , Goeben , Kreibich , Piwowarczyk , Mursau , Ortiz-Velez , Behnke , Goodwin and Knodl ; cosponsored by Senators James and Spreitzer

  14. 2025-08-29 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

Official Summary Text

driver education instruction related to school bus safety
Status: A - Tabled

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 394
August 29, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives
Penterman
,
Sortwell
,
Dittrich
,
Gundrum
,
O'Connor
,
Subeck
,
Goeben
,
Kreibich
,
Piwowarczyk
,
Mursau
,
Ortiz-Velez
,
Behnke
,
Goodwin
and
Knodl
, cosponsored by Senators
James
and
Spreitzer
. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AB394,1,2
1
An Act

to create
38.04 (4) (e) 10., 115.28 (11) (i) and 343.71 (5) (j) of the
2
statutes;
relating to:
driver education instruction related to school bus safety.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, courses of instruction for driver education must meet minimum standards to be approved by the Department of Public Instruction, in the case of school district courses; the Technical College System Board, in the case of technical college district school courses; and the Department of Transportation, in the case of courses offered by private driver schools licensed by DOT.
Under this bill, all approved driver education courses must include instruction relating to student crossing, school bus lights, and when stops are required for a stopped school bus, including how requirements are affected by highway configuration.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB394,1
3
Section

1
.
38.04 (4) (e) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
AB394,2,2
4
38.04
(4)
(e) 10. Includes instruction relating to student crossing, school bus
1
lights, and when stops are required for a stopped school bus, including how
2
requirements are affected by highway configuration.
AB394,2
3
Section

2
.
115.28 (11) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB394,2,6
4
115.28
(11)
(i) Include instruction relating to student crossing, school bus
5
lights, and when stops are required for a stopped school bus, including how
6
requirements are affected by highway configuration.
AB394,3
7
Section

3
.
343.71 (5) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
AB394,2,10
8
343.71
(5)
(j) Includes instruction relating to student crossing, school bus
9
lights, and when stops are required for a stopped school bus, including how
10
requirements are affected by highway configuration.
AB394,4
11
Section

4
. Initial applicability.
AB394,2,13
12
(
1
) This act first applies to driver education courses that begin on the effective
13
date of this subsection.
AB394,2,14
14
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