Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: To Executive 17 R cosponsors

AB 898 — Relating to: required instruction in civics in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation requirements, and private school educational program criteria. (FE)

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  3. Received from Assembly

  4. Ordered immediately messaged

  5. Read a third time and passed

  6. Rules suspended

  7. Ordered to a third reading

  8. Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 64, Noes 35

  9. Decision of the Chair appealed

  10. Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  11. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Snodgrass, Shelton and Joers

  12. Read a second time

  13. Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 by Committee on Rules

  14. Referred to committee on Rules

  15. Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 10, Noes 5

  16. Executive action taken

  17. Representative Green added as a coauthor

  18. Public hearing held

  19. Fiscal estimate received

  20. Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  21. Introduced by Representatives Nedweski, Vos, Behnke, Binsfeld, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Gundrum, Maxey, Michalski, Murphy, Novak, O'Connor, Rettinger, Rozar, Schraa, Spiros, Steffen, Summerfield, Tusler, Wichgers, Hurd and Moses; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard and Cabral-Guevara

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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23 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 109 not signed on · 25 voted No

Sponsors (23)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (109)

109 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

Passed 64 Yea · 35 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 02400
Republican 45000
Unaffiliated 191100
Total 643500
% of votes cast 65%35%0%0%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
BALDEH — Nay
BINSFELD — Yea
BODDEN — Yea
BRANDTJEN — Yea
CABRERA — Nay
CONLEY — Nay
CONSIDINE — Nay
EDMING — Yea
GOYKE — Nay
JOHNSON — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
MACCO — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MICHALSKI — Yea
MYERS — Nay
OHNSTAD — Nay
OLDENBURG — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
RETTINGER — Yea
RIEMER — Nay
ROZAR — Yea
SAPIK — Yea
SCHMIDT — Yea
SCHRAA — Yea
SCHUTT — Yea
SHANKLAND — Nay
SHELTON — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
ANDERSON, J — Nay
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Bare, Mike Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Nay
Joers, Alex Democrat Nay
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Moore Omokunde, Supreme Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Nay
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 898?
AB 898 is sponsored by Nedweski, Amanda (Republican), Vos, Robin (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Binsfeld, Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Donovan, Bob (Republican), Edming, Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Maxey, Dave (Republican), Michalski, Murphy, David (Republican), Novak, Todd (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Rettinger, Rozar, Schraa, Spiros, John (Republican), Steffen, David (Republican), Summerfield, Rob (Republican), Tusler, Ron (Republican), Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), Hurd, Karen (Republican), and Moses, Clint (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 898?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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