Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin AB 256

Relating to: a special observance day in schools for Armenian Genocide Awareness Day.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Wichgers (Republican)
• Udell (Democratic)
• Tenorio (Democratic)
• Taylor (Democratic)
• Stubbs (Democratic)
• Stroud (Democratic)
• Snyder (Republican)
• Snodgrass (Democratic)
• Sinicki (Democratic)
• Rodriguez (Republican)
• Prado (Democratic)
• Phelps (Democratic)
• Penterman (Republican)
• Ortiz-Velez (Democratic)
• O'Connor (Republican)
• Neubauer (Democratic)
• Murphy (Republican)
• Miresse (Democratic)
• Madison (Democratic)
• Knodl (Republican)
• Johnson (Democratic)
• Joers (Democratic)
• Goodwin (Democratic)
• DeSmidt (Democratic)
• DeSanto (Democratic)
• Clancy (Democratic)
• Brown (Democratic)
• Bare (Democratic)
• Arney (Democratic)
• Wittke (Republican)
• McGuire (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Bill Text

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
• Mar 12, 2026 · House
  Representative Roe added as a coauthor
• Oct 9, 2025 · House
  Representative Cruz added as a coauthor
• Sep 9, 2025 · House
  Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
• May 22, 2025 · House
  Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
• May 8, 2025 · House
  Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
• May 8, 2025 · House
  Introduced by Representatives McGuire, Wittke, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Joers, Johnson, Knodl, Madison, Miresse, Murphy, Neubauer, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Phelps, Prado, Rodriguez, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Stroud, Stubbs, Taylor, Tenorio, Udell and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Wirch, Habush Sinykin, Carpenter, Drake, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson and Spreitzer