Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 11 R · 3 D cosponsors

AB 394 — Relating to: driver education instruction related to school bus safety.

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced August 29, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 16 sponsors

    1 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (11 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

An Act to create 38.04 (4) (e) 10., 115.28 (11) (i) and 343.71 (5) (j) of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Laid on the table

  3. Representative Miresse added as a coauthor

  4. Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  5. Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules

  6. Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  7. Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  9. Executive action taken

  10. Public hearing held

  11. Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  12. Withdrawn from committee on Transportation and referred to committee on Education pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  13. Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  14. Introduced by Representatives Penterman, Sortwell, Dittrich, Gundrum, O'Connor, Subeck, Goeben, Kreibich, Piwowarczyk, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Behnke, Goodwin and Knodl; cosponsored by Senators James and Spreitzer

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (116)

116 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

Subjects

public-safety transportation education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 394 do?
An Act to create 38.04 (4) (e) 10., 115.28 (11) (i) and 343.71 (5) (j) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 394?
AB 394 is sponsored by James, Spreitzer, Penterman, William (Republican), Sortwell, Shae (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Goeben, Joy (Republican), Kreibich, Rob (Republican), Piwowarczyk, Jim (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia (Democrat), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Goodwin, Russell (Democrat), and Knodl, Daniel (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 394?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced August 29, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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