Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin AB 4
Relating to: required instruction in civics in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation requirements, and private school educational program criteria. (FE)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Wichgers (Republican)
- Vos (Republican)
- Tusler (Republican)
- Steffen (Republican)
- O'Connor (Republican)
- Murphy (Republican)
- Kreibich (Republican)
- Knodl (Republican)
- Gundrum (Republican)
- Duchow (Republican)
- Donovan (Republican)
- Dittrich (Republican)
- Behnke (Republican)
- Nedweski (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Mar 23, 2026): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2025 House | SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Feb 19, 2025 House | PASSAGE | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Feb 17, 2025 House | Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 5 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
Actions
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 - Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Education - Feb 20, 2025 · Senate
Received from Assembly - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Ordered immediately messaged - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 52, Noes 46 - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Rules suspended - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Ordered to a third reading - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 54, Noes 44 - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Decision of the Chair appealed - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Andraca - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Read a second time - Feb 17, 2025 · House
Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1) - Feb 17, 2025 · House
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 5 - Feb 13, 2025 · House
Executive action taken - Feb 6, 2025 · House
Public hearing held - Feb 6, 2025 · House
Fiscal estimate received - Feb 4, 2025 · House
Representative Melotik added as a coauthor - Feb 3, 2025 · House
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education - Feb 3, 2025 · House
Introduced by Representatives Nedweski, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Steffen, Tusler, Vos and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Cabral-Guevara and Feyen