AB998 • 2025

recommendations made by the council on early literacy curricula

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Representatives Wittke, Kreibich, Maxey, Moses, Behnke and Knodl, cosponsored by Senator Marklein
Last action: 2026-05-13
Official status: A - Veto Sustained
Effective date: Not listed

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recommendations made by the council on early literacy curricula

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Bill History

2026-05-13 Asm.
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
2026-05-12 Asm.
Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
2026-04-08 Asm.
Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2026
2026-04-02 Asm.
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
2026-03-20 Asm.
Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2026
2026-03-18 Asm.
Received from Senate concurred in
2026-03-17 Sen.
Read a second time
2026-03-17 Sen.
Ordered to a third reading
2026-03-17 Sen.
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-03-17 Sen.
Read a third time and concurred in
2026-03-17 Sen.
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-03-16 Sen.
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-03-06 Sen.
Executive action taken
2026-03-06 Sen.
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education , Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-03-06 Sen.
Available for scheduling
2026-03-03 Sen.
Public hearing held
2026-02-25 Sen.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
2026-02-23 Sen.
Received from Assembly
2026-02-19 Asm.
Read a second time
2026-02-19 Asm.
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
2026-02-19 Asm.
Ordered to a third reading
2026-02-19 Asm.
Rules suspended
2026-02-19 Asm.
Read a third time and passed
2026-02-19 Asm.
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-18 Asm.
Made a special order of business at 12:01 PM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
2026-02-04 Asm.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs , Ayes 7, Noes 3
2026-02-04 Asm.
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs , Ayes 7, Noes 3
2026-02-04 Asm.
Referred to committee on Rules
2026-02-03 Asm.
Public hearing held
2026-02-03 Asm.
Executive action taken
2026-02-03 Asm.
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke
2026-02-02 Asm.
Introduced by Representatives Wittke , Kreibich , Maxey , Moses , Behnke and Knodl ; cosponsored by Senator Marklein
2026-02-02 Asm.
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

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recommendations made by the council on early literacy curricula
Status: A - Veto Sustained

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2025 Assembly Bill 998

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2025 WISCONSIN ACT
An Act

to amend
118.015 (1m) (a) (intro.) and 118.015 (1m) (b) 1. of the statutes;
relating to:
recommendations made by the council on early literacy curricula.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB998,1
Section

1
.
118.015 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
118.015
(1m)
(a) (intro.) Beginning in the
2023-24

2026-27
school year and
annually

at least once every 3 school years
thereafter, the council on early literacy curricula shall recommend to the department early literacy curricula and instructional materials for use
in the following school year
in grades kindergarten to 3. The council on early literacy curricula may recommend only early literacy curricula and instructional materials that satisfy the following criteria:
AB998,2
Section

2
.
118.015 (1m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
118.015
(1m)
(b) 1. By no later than
30

14
days after the department receives recommendations under par. (a), the department shall
simultaneously
submit to the joint committee on finance
proposed

and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) the recommendations received under par. (a) and any additional
recommendations
from the department
on early literacy curricula and instructional materials that satisfy the criteria under par. (a) 1. and 2.
for use in the following school year.

In the submission under this subdivision, the department shall note which recommendations are made by the council on early literacy curricula and which are made by the department.
If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the department within 14 working days after the date of the submittal of the proposed recommendations that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the proposed recommendations, the department shall adopt the proposed recommendations
for use in the following school year
. If, within 14 working days after the date of the submittal of the proposed recommendations, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the proposed recommendations, the department may not adopt the proposed recommendations unless the committee approves or modifies the proposed recommendations. If the committee modifies the plan, the department may adopt the recommendations only as modified by the committee.

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