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SB392 • 2025

driver education instruction related to school bus safety

driver education instruction related to school bus safety

Education
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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senators James and Spreitzer, cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, Sortwell, Dittrich, Gundrum, O'Connor, Subeck, Goeben, Kreibich, Piwowarczyk, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Behnke, Goodwin and Knodl
Last action
2026-04-09
Official status
S - Enacted into law
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: S - Enacted into law

What This Bill Does

  • driver education instruction related to school bus safety Status: S - Enacted into law

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-09 Sen.

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 209

  2. 2026-04-09 Sen.

    Published 4-9-2026

  3. 2026-04-02 Sen.

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  4. 2026-01-15 Sen.

    Report correctly enrolled

  5. 2026-01-14 Sen.

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  6. 2026-01-13 Asm.

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  7. 2026-01-13 Asm.

    Read a second time

  8. 2026-01-13 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  9. 2026-01-13 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  10. 2026-01-13 Asm.

    Read a third time and concurred in

  11. 2026-01-13 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. 2026-01-12 Asm.

    Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor

  13. 2026-01-09 Asm.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  14. 2026-01-08 Asm.

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

  15. 2026-01-07 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Received from Senate

  17. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Read a second time

  18. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  20. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Read a third time and passed

  21. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Senators Ratcliff and Smith added as coauthors

  22. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. 2025-11-14 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. 2025-11-10 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  25. 2025-11-10 Sen.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government , Ayes 5, Noes 0

  26. 2025-11-10 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  27. 2025-10-29 Sen.

    Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor

  28. 2025-10-28 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  29. 2025-08-25 Sen.

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

  30. 2025-08-25 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

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driver education instruction related to school bus safety
Status: S - Enacted into law

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
LRB-4088/1
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2025 SENATE BILL 392
August 25, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
James
and
Spreitzer
, cosponsored by Representatives
Penterman
,
Sortwell
,
Dittrich
,
Gundrum
,
O'Connor
,
Subeck
,
Goeben
,
Kreibich
,
Piwowarczyk
,
Mursau
,
Ortiz-Velez
,
Behnke
,
Goodwin
and
Knodl
. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
SB392,1,2
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:
SB392,1
3
Section

1
.
38.04 (4) (e) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
SB392,2,2
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.
SB392,2
3
Section

2
.
115.28 (11) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
SB392,2,6
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.
SB392,3
7
Section

3
.
343.71 (5) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
SB392,2,10
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.
SB392,4
11
Section

4
. Initial applicability.
SB392,2,13
12
(
1
) This act first applies to driver education courses that begin on the effective
13
date of this subsection.
SB392,2,14
14
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