Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 16 R cosponsors

AB 460 — Relating to: pupil eligibility for parental choice programs based upon participation by a sibling or a dependent child of the pupil's parent or guardian. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced September 26, 2025. It awaits signature.

Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on April 03, 2026.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

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Low chance

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 20 sponsors

    1 primary, 19 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (16 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to create 118.60 (2) (ac) and 119.23 (2) (ac) of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

23 added · 57 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to AB 460 expand the eligibility criteria for students wishing to participate in Wisconsin's parental choice programs. Now, students can attend a private school if a sibling or a dependent child of their parent or guardian previously attended that school, regardless of their own current school status. This change aims to make it easier for families, particularly those with siblings already in the system, to access private educational options, potentially increasing enrollment and providing more flexibility for students and parents.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-1408/1 KMS:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 460 September 26, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives DUCHOW , BRILL, DITTRICH, DONOVAN , GOEBEN , B.
Date of enactment:
JACOBSON , MAXEY , MELOTIK , M URPHY, M URSAU , O'CONNOR , PENTERMAN , PIWOWARCZYK , STEFFEN , TUSLER and W ICHGERS , cosponsored by Senators JAGLER, N ASS, QUINN and K APENGA .
Assembly Bill 460 Date of publication*:
Referred to Committee on Education.
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to create 118.60 (2) (ac) and 119.23 (2) (ac) of the statutes;
A N A CT to create 118.60 (2) (ac) and 119.23 (2) (ac) of the statutes;
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under this bill, a pupil is eligible to participate in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, Racine Parental Choice Program, or Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (parental choice program) if the pupil’s sibling or a dependent child of the pupil’s parent or guardian participated in a parental choice program in the previous school year.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in sen- SECTION 2.
Under current law, pupils must meet certain family income requirements and grade level or prior year attendance requirements to be eligible to participate in a parental choice program.
119.23 (2) (ac) of the statutes is created ate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Specifically, under current law, to participate in the MPCP or RPCP, a pupil’s family income cannot exceed 300 percent of the federal poverty limit, and to participate in the WPCP, a pupil’s family income cannot exceed 220 percent of the federal poverty limit.
to read:
In addition, to be eligible for the RPCP or WPCP under current law, a pupil must be entering kindergarten, first grade, or ninth grade or, in the previous school year, must have been enrolled in a public school, not been enrolled in school, attended school in another state, participated in a parental choice program, or been on a waiting list to participate in a parental choice program.
SECTION 1.
Under the bill, the family income and grade level or prior year attendance requirements do not apply to a pupil whose - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-1408/1 KMS:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 460 SECTION 1 sibling or whose parent’s or guardian’s dependent child participated in a parental choice program.
118.60 (2) (ac) of the statutes is created 119.23 (2) (ac) Subject to pars.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
(ag) and (ar), any to read:
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend any private school participating in 118.60 (2) (ac) Subject to pars.
S ECTION 1.
(ag) and (ar) and the program under this section if par.
118.60 (2) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
118.60 (2) (ac) Subject to pars.
(ag) and (ar) and notwithstanding par.
(bm), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides in a school district other than a 1st class city school district may attend any private school participating in the program under this section if par.
applies and the pupil’s sibling or a dependent child, as defined in s.
applies notwithstanding par.
49.19 (1) (a), of the pupil’s parent or legal guardian attended a private school participating in the program under this section or s.
(bm), any pupil in grades kinder- and the pupil’s sibling or a dependent child, as defined garten to 12 who resides in a school district other than a in s.
119.23 in the previous school year.
49.19 (1) (a), of the pupil’s parent or legal guardian 1st class city school district may attend any private school participating in the program under this section if attended a private school participating in the program under this section or s.
S ECTION 2.
118.60 in the previous school par.
119.23 (2) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
119.23 (2) (ac) Subject to pars.
(ag) and (ar), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend any private school participating in the program under this section if par.
applies and the pupil’s sibling or a dependent child, as defined in s.
applies and the pupil’s sibling or a depen- year.
49.19 (1) (a), of the pupil’s parent or legal guardian attended a private school participating in the program under this section or s.
dent child, as defined in s.
118.60 in the previous school year.
49.19 (1) (a), of the pupil’s SECTION 3.
S ECTION 3.
(1) This act first applies to applications to attend a private school participating in a program under s.
parent or legal guardian attended a private school partic- (1) This act first applies to applications to attend a ipating in the program under this section or s.
119.23 in private school participating in a program under s.
the previous school year.
(END )
* Section 991.11, ISCONSINSTATUTES:
Effective date of acts.
“Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the gov- ernor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026

  4. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2026

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in

  9. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  12. Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken

  13. Read a second time

  14. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Pfaff, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch

  15. Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  16. Available for scheduling

  17. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  18. Executive action taken

  19. Public hearing held

  20. Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  21. Received from Assembly

  22. Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Read a third time and passed

  24. Rules suspended

  25. Ordered to a third reading

  26. Read a second time

  27. Made a special order of business at 11:23 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  28. Referred to committee on Rules

  29. Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 4

  30. Executive action taken

  31. Public hearing held

  32. Fiscal estimate received

  33. Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  34. Introduced by Representatives Duchow, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, B. Jacobson, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Steffen, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jagler, Nass, Quinn and Kapenga

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1 sponsors · 19 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (19)

Not signed on (112)

112 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate

Passed 18 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18000
Democrat 01200
Unaffiliated 0300
Total 181500
% of votes cast 55%45%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Nay
DASSLER-ALFHEI — Nay
HABUSH SINYKIN — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Keyeski, Sarah Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Wall, Jamie Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 460 do?
An Act to create 118.60 (2) (ac) and 119.23 (2) (ac) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 460?
AB 460 is sponsored by Jagler, Nass, Quinn, Kapenga, Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Brill, Lindee (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Donovan, Bob (Republican), Goeben, Joy (Republican), Jacobson, Brent (Republican), Maxey, Dave (Republican), Melotik, Paul (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Penterman, William (Republican), Piwowarczyk, Jim (Republican), Steffen, David (Republican), Tusler, Ron (Republican), and Wichgers, Chuck (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 460?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced September 26, 2025. It awaits signature.
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