Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin AB 5
Relating to: requiring school boards to make textbooks, curricula, and instructional materials available for inspection by school district residents.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Vetoed
Sponsors
- Wichgers (Republican)
- Tusler (Republican)
- Piwowarczyk (Republican)
- Murphy (Republican)
- Krug (Republican)
- Kreibich (Republican)
- B. Jacobson (Republican)
- Gundrum (Republican)
- Goeben (Republican)
- Brill (Republican)
- Allen (Republican)
- Behnke (Republican)
- Nedweski (Republican)
- Knodl (Republican)
- Dittrich (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 13, 2026): Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2025 Senate | Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Oct 14, 2025 Senate | CONCURRENCE | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| May 16, 2025 Senate | Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2 | 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 9, Noes 4 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
Actions
- May 13, 2026 · House
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82 - May 12, 2026 · House
Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a) - Oct 31, 2025 · House
Report vetoed by the Governor on 10-31-2025 - Oct 29, 2025 · House
Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2025 - Oct 15, 2025 · House
Report correctly enrolled on 10-15-2025 - Oct 14, 2025 · House
Received from Senate concurred in - Oct 14, 2025 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged - Oct 14, 2025 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15 - Oct 14, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading - Oct 14, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading - Oct 14, 2025 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 - Oct 14, 2025 · Senate
Read a second time - Oct 14, 2025 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Larson, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch - Oct 13, 2025 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) - May 16, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling - May 16, 2025 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2 - May 16, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken - May 6, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held - 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 54, Noes 43 - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Rules suspended - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Ordered to a third reading - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Read a second time - Feb 18, 2025 · House
Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor - 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 9, Noes 4 - Feb 17, 2025 · House
Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor - Feb 13, 2025 · House
Executive action taken - Feb 6, 2025 · House
Public hearing held - Feb 3, 2025 · House
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education - Feb 3, 2025 · House
Introduced by Representatives Dittrich, Knodl, Nedweski, Behnke, Allen, Brill, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Krug, Murphy, Piwowarczyk, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Nass and Wanggaard