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AB5 • 2025
requiring school boards to make textbooks, curricula, and instructional materials available for inspection by school district residents
The latest official action shows the governor vetoed this bill. Check the bill history to see whether lawmakers later overrode that veto.
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Report vetoed by the Governor on 10-31-2025
Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2025
Report correctly enrolled on 10-15-2025
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Larson , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Habush Sinykin , Hesselbein , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Roys , Smith , Spreitzer , Wall and Wirch
Read a second time
Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15
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 3, Noes 2
Available for scheduling
Public hearing held
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
Received from Assembly
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 43
Ordered immediately messaged
Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor
Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education , Ayes 9, Noes 4
Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)
Executive action taken
Public hearing held
Introduced by Representatives Dittrich , Knodl , Nedweski , Behnke , Allen , Brill , Goeben , Gundrum , B. Jacobson , Kreibich , Krug , Murphy , Piwowarczyk , Tusler and Wichgers ; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk , Nass and Wanggaard
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
requiring school boards to make textbooks, curricula, and instructional materials available for inspection by school district residents Status: A - Vetoed