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SB785 • 2025
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Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 185
Published 4-4-2026
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
Report correctly enrolled
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 concurred in
Senator Smith added as a coauthor
Action ordered immediately messaged
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Read a second time
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Gustafson
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 66, Noes 32
Ordered immediately messaged
Made a special order of business at 1:23 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
Received from Senate
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and passed
Ordered immediately messaged
Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Executive action taken
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education , Ayes 5, Noes 0
Available for scheduling
Public hearing held
Fiscal estimate received
Introduced by Senators Jagler , Quinn , Wanggaard , Jacque and Nass ; cosponsored by Representatives Gustafson , Goeben , Penterman , Tusler , B. Jacobson , O'Connor , Dittrich , Green , Maxey , Kreibich and Murphy
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor
including information about investigations of license holders in an online licensing portal maintained by the Department of Public Instruction Status: S - Enacted into law